月 — moon; month (JLPT N5 kanji)
月
moon; month
ゲツ・
4 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ゲツ
- ガツ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- つき
Meanings
moonmonth
Words with 月
一月ひとつきone month (duration)
二月にがつFebruary
Appears in these kanji
前ゼン・まえin front; before
明メイ・あbright; clear
期キperiod
際サイ・きわedge; occasion
査サexamine
勝ショウ・かwin
組ソ・くgroup; assemble
情ジョウ・なさfeeling
朝チョウ・あさmorning
能ノウ・よability
有ユウ・あhave; exist
藤トウ・ふじwisteria
消ショウ・きput out; erase
態タイ・わざstate; manner
育イク・そだraise; nurture
輸ユtransport
助ジョ・たすhelp
然ゼン・しかso; in that way
Do not confuse with
In the vocabulary
休み は 一月 だけ です。
The vacation is only one month long.
How to remember it
月Imagine a slim moon standing upright, with two lines marking its surface. The moon also helps you remember months.