Months in Japanese
In Japanese, months are named by combining numbers with the word '月' (gatsu), which means 'month.' For example, January is 一月 (first month), February is 二月 (second month), and so on. You can use these words to talk about dates and seasons.
Word list · tap play for Japanese
- 一月[ichigatsu]January
- 二月[nigatsu]February
- 三月[sangatsu]March
- 四月[shigatsu]April
- 五月[gogatsu]May
- 六月[rokugatsu]June
- 七月[shichigatsu]July
- 八月[hachigatsu]August
- 九月[kugatsu]September
- 十月[juugatsu]October
- 十一月[juuichigatsu]November
- 十二月[juunigatsu]December
Example sentences
私は四月に日本へ行きます。
I will go to Japan in April.
七月はとても暑いです。
July is very hot.
十二月はクリスマスがあります。
There is Christmas in December.
三月に学校が始まります。
School starts in March.
一月は新しい年です。
January is the new year.