五ご月がつ

ご

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つ

Common wordJLPTN5

Meanings

1

noun

May

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar.

五ご月がつはさわやかな季き節せつです。

May is a refreshing season.

2

noun

fifth month of the lunar calendar

Refers to the fifth month in the traditional Japanese lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to June in the modern calendar. Rare in everyday use; mainly encountered in historical or cultural contexts.

旧きゅう暦れきの五ご月がつは今いまの六ろく月がつごろにあたる。
The fifth month of the old lunar calendar corresponds to around June now.

Kanji

月month, moon
五five

Related words

皐月さつき sense 1
五月 is the standard modern name for May, while 皐月 is a classical/poetic alternative name used in traditional or literary contexts.
メイ
五月 is the standard Japanese word for the month of May, while メイ is a katakana loanword mostly seen in names or English-influenced contexts rather than everyday dates.

Don't confuse with

皐月さつき
五月 read ごがつ is the modern calendar month of May, while 皐月 read さつき is the old lunar fifth month or refers to the satsuki azalea.

Written forms

五ご月がつ
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
５ご月がつ
Common numeric spelling, especially in dates and schedules.

Etymology

From 五 (five) + 月 (month). The reading ごがつ is the standard on'yomi combination.