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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

shiki
四季		 four seasons
haru
春		 spring
natsu
夏		 summer
aki
秋		 fall
fuyu
冬		 winter

Click here for how to write the four seasons in hiragana.

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