月
month, moon
Readings
On'yomi
- ゲツ
- ガツ
Kun'yomi
- つき
Nanori
- おと
- がっ
- す
- ずき
- もり
Meaning
月 centers on the moon and its cycle: the moon itself, and the month as a unit of time based on that cycle.
Most common words using 月
24 of 518- 月つきN5
Moon
- ヶ月かげつN3
counter for months
- 今月こんげつN5
this month
- 毎月まいつきN5
every month; each month; monthly
- 月曜日げつようびN5
Monday
- 月曜げつようN3
Monday
- 月末げつまつN3
end of the month
- 先月せんげつN5
last month
- 正月しょうがつN4
New Year (esp. first three days)
- 来月らいげつN5
next month
- 月刊げっかんN1
monthly publication; monthly issue
- 月額げつがく
monthly sum; monthly amount
- 月間げっかん
month-long period; month
- 月収げっしゅう
monthly income
- 満月まんげつN1
full moon
- 年月としつきN3
months and years
- 月給げっきゅうN2
monthly salary
- 生年月日せいねんがっぴN3
birth date; date of birth; DOB
- 望月もちづき
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
- 三日月みかづきN2
crescent moon; young moon
- 一月ひとつきN5
one month
- 月日つきひN2
time; years; days; (one's) life
- 月日がっぴN1
month and day (of the year); (the) date
- 半月はんげつN1
half-moon
Study
Etymology
月 is a pictograph of a crescent moon. The modern form retains the curved outer shape and the inner strokes representing the moon's features.
Meaning mnemonic
The curved outer strokes suggest the crescent shape of the moon, and the two inner lines mark its surface. See the moon and think of a month passing.
Reading mnemonic
For ゲツ, imagine a moon that looks like a giant glowing geta sandal in the sky: geta -> ゲツ, and the moon's shape reminds you of the sandal's wooden base.