~月

~がつ

Month of the year (counter)

N5counter·gatsu

How to remember it

Attach to numbers 一〜十二 to name months — 一月 is January, the first moon.

Example sentences

  • 私は四月に日本へ行きます。

    わたしはしがつにほんへいきます。

    I'll go to Japan in April.

  • 十二月は忙しいです。

    じゅうにがつはいそがしいです。

    December is busy.

Usage

Suffix on Sino-Japanese numbers; some months have special readings (四月=しがつ).

Related words

今月来月先月

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