Kanji

月

month, moon

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

月部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゲツ, ガツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つき

Nanori (Name Reading)

つき, つぎ

Common Readings

ガツ, ゲツ, つき

Example sentences

つき
今夜は月がとても綺麗ですね。

The moon is very beautiful tonight.

隠れる かくれる
月が雲に隠れてしまった。

The moon has hidden behind the clouds.

ヶ月 かげつ
日本に三ヶ月住みました。

I lived in Japan for three months.

経つ たつ
日本に来てから、いつの間にか三ヶ月が経った。

Three months have passed since I came to Japan before I knew it.

一ヶ月 いっかげつ
一ヶ月に一度、美容院へ行く。

I go to the hair salon once a month.

というもの というもの
ここ一ヶ月というもの、雨が降り続いている。

For this past month, it has been raining continuously.

か月 かげつ
日本に来てから三か月が過ぎた。

Three months have passed since I came to Japan.

月明かり つきあかり
月明かりを頼りに夜道を歩いた。

I walked along the night road relying on the moonlight.

照らし出す てらしだす
月明かりが夜道を静かに照らし出している。

The moonlight is quietly illuminating the night road.

今月 こんげつ
今月中にはプロジェクトを終わらせる予定です。

I plan to finish the project by the end of this month.

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