Kanji 月 - moon, month
Kanji 月 means moon, month. Onyomi readings are ゲツ (getsu), ガツ (gatsu) . Kunyomi readings are つき (tsuki).
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Readings of 月
音On'yomi (音読み)
ゲツ(getsu)
ガツ(gatsu)
訓Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つき(tsuki)
月 in different fonts
Vocabulary with 月
| Audio | English  | Romaji | Japanese | Kana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon | tsuki | 月 | つき | |
| Monday | getsuyoubi | 月曜日 | げつようび |
Common words containing the kanji 月
More Information about 月
つき (tsuki) vs ガツ (gatsu)／ゲツ (getsu) — when to use which?
- つき = the moon in the sky: 月がきれいです（つき が きれい です, tsuki ga kirei desu） = The moon is beautiful.
- 〜月（〜がつ, -gatsu） = month names: 一月（いちがつ, ichigatsu） = January, 四月（しがつ, shigatsu） = April.
- 〜月（〜げつ, -getsu） in compounds: 来月（らいげつ, raigetsu） = next month, 月末（げつまつ, getsumatsu） = month-end.
Common words with 月
- 月（つき, tsuki）: moon
- 月曜日（げつようび, getsuyōbi）: Monday
- 今月／来月／先月（こんげつ／らいげつ／せんげつ, kongetsu / raigetsu / sengetsu）: this/next/last month
- 毎月（まいげつ／まいつき, maigetsu / maitsuki）: every month (both readings used; まいげつ a bit formal)
- 満月（まんげつ, mangetsu）: full moon
- 半月（はんげつ, hangetsu）: half-moon / half a month (context)
- 月給（げっきゅう, gekkyū）: monthly salary
Counting months (duration) vs naming months
- Naming: 一月（いちがつ, ichigatsu）, 二月（にがつ, nigatsu）, …, 十二月（じゅうにがつ, jūnigatsu）.
- Duration: 一か月／一ヶ月（いっかげつ, ikkagetsu） = one month, 二か月（にかげつ, nikagetsu） = two months. (Note the small っ: いっかげつ.)
Culture: 月見（つきみ, tsukimi）
月見 is moon viewing in autumn (around 中秋の名月・ちゅうしゅうのめいげつ, chūshū no meigetsu). People enjoy the full moon with 団子（だんご, dango）, すすき (susuki) grass, and sometimes talk about the rabbit on the moon (月の兎, つきのうさぎ, tsuki no usagi).
