月
月 — Month
month, moon
On’yomiゲツ (getsu)
On’yomiガツ (gatsu)
Kun’yomiつき (tsuki)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 月
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一月 | いちがつ ichigatsu | January; first month of the lunar calendar |
| 九月 | くがつ kugatsu | September; ninth month of the lunar calendar |
| 五月 | ごがつ gogatsu | May; fifth month of the lunar calendar |
| 今月 | こんげつ kongetsu | this month |
| 三月 | さんがつ sangatsu | March; third month of the lunar calendar |
| 四月 | しがつ shigatsu | April; fourth month in the lunar calendar |
Study notes
月 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #23 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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