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今月 (こんげつ, kongetsu) Japanese meaning: this month | Kotomora

今こん月げつ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the current calendar month. Can be used as a noun or adverbially without a particle.

今こん月げつはとても忙いそがしい。

I'm very busy this month.

今こん月げつの家や賃ちんを払はらった。

I paid this month's rent.

Usage patterns

今こん月げつから〜starting this month
今こん月げつから新あたらしいアルバイトを始はじめます。
I'm starting a new part-time job this month.
今こん月げついっぱいfor the rest of this month; until the end of this month
今こん月げついっぱいはとても忙いそがしいです。
I'll be very busy for the rest of this month.

Expressions

今こん月げつ中ちゅうにby the end of this month; within this month

Kanji

今now
月month, moon

Related words

月げつ内ない
今月 simply means 'this month' in general conversation, while 月内 is used formally to stress completion before the month ends.

Opposites

来らい月げつN5
今月 refers to the current month, while 来月 refers to the month right after it.
先せん月げつN5
今月 is the present month, whereas 先月 is the month before it.

Don't confuse with

今こん週しゅうN5
今月 means 'this month' while 今週 means 'this week', so learners must be careful not to mix up the time unit.
先せん月げつN5
先月 (last month) and 今月 (this month) look and sound similar but refer to different months relative to now, so learners often mix them up.
来らい月げつN5
今月 ('this month') and 来月 ('next month') differ by only one kanji and are easily mixed up by beginners despite referring to different months.

Word family

今こん月げつ号ごうN1
this month's issue; current issue
今こん月げつ分ぶん
this month's portion; charge for this month
今こん月げつ末まつ
end of this month

Etymology

Compound of 今 (こん, 'this') and 月 (げつ, 'month'). The reading こんげつ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of the two kanji.