Onyomi: ガツ, ゲツ · Kunyomi: つき · Meanings: month, moon
Kanji for month, moon
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The kanji 月 began as a picture of the crescent moon shining in the night sky. In ancient scripts, it resembled a curved shape with lines showing the moon’s phases. To people long ago, the moon was a symbol of time, rhythm, and renewal — it guided the months and tides. Over time, 月 came to mean not only “moon” but also “month,” marking the steady passage of time under its gentle light.
A glowing crescent hanging in the dark sky — 月 means moon or month, the quiet keeper of time and light.
Imagine the silver moon shining above — that’s 月, the light that waxes and wanes, counting our days and nights.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 月 | つき | Moon | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 月 | げつ | Monday | Noun |
| 月曜日 | げつようび | Monday | common JLPT-N5 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 月曜 | げつよう | Monday | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 月給 | げっきゅう | monthly salary | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 月末 | げつまつ | end of the month | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 月日 | つきひ | time, years, days, (one's) life | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 月賦 | げっぷ | monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 月並み | つきなみ | every month | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 月謝 | げっしゃ | monthly tuition fee | common JLPT-N1 Noun |