月
ゲツ・ガツ・つき
Moon, month
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 月
- 音読み
- ゲツ、ガツ
- 訓読み
- つき
Meaning
Moon, month · luna, mes
Readings
- On (音読み): ゲツ・ガツ
- Kun (訓読み): つき
Example words
- 月曜日（げつようび）— Monday
- 一月（いちがつ）— January
- 今月（こんげつ）— this month
Structure
Radical 月 (つき・つきへん · Moon, month) · 4 strokes · school grade 1
Watch out
ガツ names months (三月); ゲツ elsewhere (月曜日, 来月). As a left-side component it is often にくづき (flesh), not moon: 腹 (belly), 腕 (arm), 胸 (chest).
Common mistakes
- ガツ names months (三月); ゲツ elsewhere (月曜日, 来月). As a left-side component it is often にくづき (flesh), not moon: 腹 (belly), 腕 (arm), 胸 (chest).
Examples
月曜日げつようび
Monday
一月いちがつ
January
今月こんげつ
this month
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