月 — month

You can spot 月 in 一月 (one month) and 月曜日 (Monday).

N5 4 strokes

Readings

On’yomi
ゲツ、ガツ
Kun’yomi
つき

How to write 月

Numbered stroke order diagram for 月
Follow the numbers to write each stroke in order.

See 月 in words

  • 一月ひとつき
    one month
  • 月曜日げつようび
    Monday
  • 今月こんげつ
    this month
  • 先月せんげつ
    last month
  • 来月らいげつ
    next month

In a sentence

  • 月曜日から金曜日まで学校があります。げつようびからきんようびまでがっこうがあります。There is school from Monday through Friday.
  • 五月から暑くなります。ごがつからあつくなります。It gets hot starting in May.
  • 来月、日本に行きます。らいげつ、にほんにいきます。I’m going to Japan next month.

Quick practice: 月

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1. What does 一月 mean?

2. What does 月曜日 mean?

3. What does 今月 mean?

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