月

month, moon

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ガツゲツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つき

Nanori (名乗り)

おとがっすずきもり

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:4

JLPT:N5

Frequency:23

Vocabulary

ガツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
一月	イチガツ	January; first month of the lunar calendar
旧正月	キュウショウガツ	lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
九月	クガツ	September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
五月	ゴガツ	May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
三月	サンガツ	March; third month of the lunar calendar

ゲツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
隔月	カクゲツ	every second month; every other month
月額	ゲツガク	monthly sum; monthly amount
月末	ゲツマツ	end of the month
月面	ゲツメン	moon's surface
月夜	ゲツヤ	moonlit night

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
１月	いちがつ	January; first month of the lunar calendar
９月	くがつ	September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
月	つき	Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
月刊	げっかん	monthly publication; monthly issue
月間	げっかん	month-long period; month

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

utilize, business, service, use, employ

texture, skin, body, grain

possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

somebody, person, one's station in life

Grade 3JLPT N/A

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert