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月刊 (gekkan) Japanese meaning: monthly publication | Kotomora
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This monthly magazine goes on sale on the 25th of every month.
He edits a monthly newsletter.
Related words 日刊 refers to a daily publication, whereas 月刊 refers to a monthly one; both describe publication frequency.
月刊 describes the monthly publishing schedule itself (as in 月刊○○), whereas マンスリー is the noun for the publication or item that comes out monthly.
月刊 specifically means "published monthly" and is used for magazines and periodicals, while 月例 more broadly describes recurring meetings, reports, or events.
Don't confuse with 週刊 refers to a publication issued once a week, while 月刊 refers to one issued once a month, so learners often mix up the frequency each term denotes.
日刊 describes a publication that comes out every day, whereas 月刊 describes one that comes out once a month, making the two easy to confuse when talking about periodicals.
季刊 means a publication released once every quarter (four times a year), while 月刊 means one released once a month, so the two are often confused as similar 'periodic publication' terms.
Counted with Used when counting monthly publications (月刊) as bound issues or volumes, like magazines or books.
Used to count the number of copies (部) of a monthly publication (月刊), e.g. printed or sold copies.
Etymology Compound of 月 (month) and 刊 (publication, edition). The reading げっかん is the standard on'yomi combination.
年ねん 刊かん
月刊 is a publication issued once a month, while 年刊 is issued once a year, and the two are easily confused because they share the same structure (frequency + 刊).
