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六月 (ろくがつ, rokugatsu) Japanese meaning: June | Kotomora

六ろく月がつ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Standard modern name for the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar.

六ろく月がつは梅雨つゆの季き節せつです。

June is the rainy season.

彼かれの誕たん生じょう日びは六ろく月がつ三みっ日かです。

His birthday is June 3rd.

2

sixth month of the lunar calendar

Historical or traditional context; roughly corresponds to July in the modern calendar. Rare in everyday use.

旧きゅう暦れきの六ろく月がつは今いまの七しち月がつ頃ごろにあたる。
The sixth month of the old lunar calendar corresponds to around July now.

Usage patterns

六ろく月がつに〈事こと〉が始はじまるfor something to start in June
梅雨つゆは六ろく月がつに始はじまる。
The rainy season starts in June.
〈人ひと〉は六ろく月がつ生うまれだto have been born in June
彼かの女じょは六ろく月がつ生うまれだ。
She was born in June.
六ろく月がつ末まつまでに〈事こと〉by the end of June
レポートは六ろく月がつ末まつまでに提てい出しゅつしてください。
Please submit the report by the end of June.

Kanji

月month, moon
六six

Related words

ジューン
六月 is the standard, everyday Japanese word for June, while ジューン is an English loanword used mainly in stylish, casual, or event-naming contexts (e.g. weddings, brand names).

Word family

６ろく月がつ病びょう
June blues; post-hiring slump

Written forms

六ろく月がつ
Standard kanji spelling; preferred in formal and literary contexts.
６ろく月がつ
Common in schedules, calendars, and informal writing.

Etymology

From 六 (ろく, 'six') + 月 (がつ, 'month').