How to Say the Months in Japanese (January to December)

Japanese Months Overview

Numbered system vs. traditional names (quick summary)

Quick Reference: Japanese Months Chart

(top placement)

How to Pronounce Japanese Months

Common Pitfalls (4/7/9 readings)

Month-by-Month Guide (January to December)

January(一月・1月 / いちがつ)

February(二月・2月 / にがつ)

March(三月・3月 / さんがつ)

April(四月・4月 / しがつ)

May(五月・5月 / ごがつ)

June(六月・6月 / ろくがつ)

July(七月・7月 / しちがつ)

August(八月・8月 / はちがつ)

September(九月・9月 / くがつ)

October(十月・10月 / じゅうがつ)

November(十一月・11月 / じゅういちがつ)

December(十二月・12月 / じゅうにがつ)

(For each: kanji/hiragana/romaji + sample sentence)

Common Phrases with Months

“What month is it?”(今、何月ですか?)

This/Next/Last month(今月・来月・先月)

Birthday month(何月生まれ?)

January vs. One Month: 一月 vs. 1か月(いっかげつ)

(disambiguation)

Japanese Month “Abbreviations”

Why 1月/2月… is standard; include EN side if desired

Japanese Date Format Basics

YYYY年M月D日, weekdays, no capitalization in JP

Traditional Month Names (Poetic/Archaic)

睦月, 如月, …, 師走 + note on modern usage

FAQs

Why numbered months?

Do people still use traditional names?

Kanji vs. hiragana (1月 vs 一月 vs いちがつ)?

Are months capitalized in Japanese?

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