moon, month
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゲツ
- ガツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つき
About this kanji
The kanji 月 has two primary meanings: "moon" and "month." It is commonly used as a noun, such as in the word 月曜日 (げつようび), which means "Monday"—literally, "moon day." Another example is 今月 (こんげつ), meaning "this month," where 月 refers to the concept of a month. The native reading for this kanji is つき, used when referring to the moon, like in the phrase "the moon is bright." When using 月 in contexts involving time, it is important to remember that it also represents the division of months in the calendar.
Example sentences
月がきれいです。
The moon is beautiful.
Meanings across languages
- English
- moon, month
- Tiếng Việt
- mặt trăng, tháng
- 日本語
- つき, ひと月
- 한국어
- 달, 월
- 中文
- 月, 月份
- id
- bulan
- th
- ดวงจันทร์
- es
- luna
- fr
- lune
- de
- Mond
- pt
- lua
Common compounds
- 月曜日Monday
- 今月this month
Words using this kanji
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