Japanese Vocabulary: How To Say The Months In Japanese
Written byIchika Yamamoto
The name of each month of the year is quite similar to months in Chinese language but the name of the months in Japanese language have a history about where they come. The next vocabulary list is going to help you to learn about months, which is very useful when one wants to give a date. Every month of the year is in kanji, hiragana or katakana and romaji.
Months in Japanese
Month - (月) - (がつ) - (Gatsu)
| English | Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji |
| January | 一月 | いちがつ | Ichigatsu |
| February | 二月 | にがつ | Nigatsu |
| March | 三月 | さんがつ | Sangatsu |
| April | 四月 | しがつ | Shigatsu |
| May | 五月 | ごがつ | Gogatsu |
| June | 六月 | ろくがつ | Rokugatsu |
| July | 七月 | しちがつ | Shichigatsu |
| August | 八月 | はちがつ | Hachigatsu |
| September | 九月 | くがつ | Kugatsu |
| October | 十月 | じゅうがつ | Jūgatsu |
| November | 十一月 | じゅういちがつ | Jūichigatsu |
| December | 十二月 | じゅうにがつ | Jūnigatsu |
Examples:
She is going to go to Japanese in June.
彼女は六月に日本に行くつもりです.
Kanojo wa rokugatsu ni Nippon ni iku tsumoridesu.
Bill was born in May.
法案は、五月に生まれた****.
Hōan wa, gogatsu ni umareta.
The main holiday in the USA is in July.
米国での主な祝日は七月には.
Beikoku de no omona shukujitsu wa shichigatsu ni wa.
Jenny's birthday is not in December.
ジェニーの誕生日は十二月には
Jenī no tanjō-bi wa jūnigatsu ni wa.
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