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月
Moon, Month
つき (tsuki)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
The kanji 月 means both "moon" and "month." That's not a coincidence. Long before modern calendars existed, people tracked time by watching the moon change shape. One full cycle of the moon became one month.
Memory Trick
Think of 月 as a crescent moon viewed from the side, with the two inner lines showing the moon's illuminated surface.
Readings
Onyomi: ゲツ (getsu), ガツ (gatsu)
Kunyomi: つき (tsuki)
Example Words
月
つき (tsuki)
Moon
月曜日
げつようび (getsuyoubi)
Monday
今月
こんげつ (kongetsu)
This month
来月
らいげつ (raigetsu)
Next month
Example Sentence
今月は忙しいです。
こんげつ は いそがしい です。
kongetsu wa isogashii desu
This month is busy.