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月替わり (つきがわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
turn of the month
Refers to the transition from one month to the next, often used in contexts like billing cycles, schedules, or seasonal changes.
2
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
monthly change ; monthly replacement ; changing every month
Describes something that is replaced, updated, or altered on a monthly basis, such as menus, displays, or personnel.
Written forms 月つき 替が わり Usage 78%
Standard kanji spelling using 替 (replace/change).
月つき 替がわ り Usage 16%
Variant with simplified okurigana; less common but still seen.
月つき 代が わり Usage 6%
Alternate kanji using 代 (substitute/era); acceptable but less frequent.
月つき 代がわ り
この 店みせ の 月つき 替が わり の ランチ メニュー は いつも 楽たの しみ だ 。
I always look forward to this restaurant's monthly changing lunch menu.
Rare variant combining 代 and simplified okurigana.
Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute 代 substitute, change, convert Similar words 日ひ 替が わり 日替わり means 'daily change' or 'changing every day', while 月替わり refers to monthly changes.
週しゅう 替が わり 週替わり means 'weekly change', contrasting with the monthly interval of 月替わり.
Etymology Compound of 月 (tsuki, 'month') and 替わり (kawari, 'change' or 'replacement'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for periodic changes.
