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来月 (らいげつ, raigetsu) Japanese meaning: next month | Kotomora

来らい月げつ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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next month

Common temporal noun; can be used adverbially without a particle.

来らい月げつ、東とう京きょうに行いく予よ定ていです。

I plan to go to Tokyo next month.

来らい月げつの会かい議ぎはいつですか。

When is the meeting next month?

Usage patterns

来らい月げつから〈事こと〉starting next month, ~
来らい月げつから新あたらしい仕し事ごとを始はじめます。
I'll start a new job starting next month.
来らい月げつ〈動どう詞し〉to do something next month
来らい月げつ結けっ婚こんすることになりました。
It's been decided that I'll get married next month.

Kanji

来come, due, next
月month, moon

Related words

翌よく月げつN3
来月 means 'next month' relative to the present moment, while 翌月 means 'the following month' relative to any reference point in time, such as in a story or contract.

Opposites

先せん月げつN5
先月 means 'last month', the direct opposite of 来月 ('next month').
今こん月げつN5
今月 refers to the current month, while 来月 refers to the month right after it.

Don't confuse with

今こん月げつ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.
再さ来らい月げつN4
来月 means 'next month' while 再来月 means 'the month after next'; learners often mix up how far in the future each refers to.

Word family

再さ来らい月げつN4
month after next
来らい月げつ号ごう
next month's issue
来らい月げつ末まつ
end of next month

Etymology

Compound of 来 (rai, 'coming, next') and 月 (getsu, 'month').