Calendar
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Months
| ichigatsu 一月 |
January |
| nigatsu 二月 |
February |
| sangatsu 三月 |
March |
| shigatsu 四月 |
April |
| gogatsu 五月 |
May |
| rokugatsu 六月 |
June |
| shichigatsu 七月 |
July |
| hachigatsu 八月 |
August |
| kugatsu 九月 |
September |
| juugatsu 十月 |
October |
| juuichigatsu 十一月 |
November |
| juunigatsu 十二月 |
December |
There is no capitalization in Japanese. Months are basically numbers (1~12) + gatsu. Pay attention to April, July and September. April is shigatsu not yongatsu, July is shichigatsu not nanagatsu and September is kugatsu not kyuugatsu. Click here to learn the old names of the months.
The Days of the Week
| nichiyoubi 日曜日 |
Sunday |
| getsuyoubi 月曜日 |
Monday |
| kayoubi 火曜日 |
Tuesday |
| suiyoubi 水曜日 |
Wednesday |
| mokuyoubi 木曜日 |
Thursday |
| kinyoubi 金曜日 |
Friday |
| doyoubi 土曜日 |
Saturday |
| Kyou wa nan youbi desu
ka. 今日は何曜日ですか。 |
What day is it today? |
Four Seasons
Click here for how to write the four seasons in hiragana.
