月 — month, moon
つき
月
month
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
time
calendar
U+6708
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #23
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #13
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #74
Meanings
- month
- moon
word
つき tsuki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かつ ・がつ katsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
4
月
shigatsu
April
6
月
rokugatsu
June
7
月
shichigatsu
July
3
月
sangatsu
March
5
月
gogatsu
May
9
月
kugatsu
September
1
月
ichigatsu
January
2
月
nigatsu
February
8
月
hachigatsu
August
1
0
月
juugatsu
October
1
2
月
juunigatsu
December
1
1
月
juuichigatsu
November
二
月
nigatsu
February
三
月
sangatsu
March
四
月
shigatsu
April
五
月
gogatsu
May
六
月
rokugatsu
June
七
月
shichigatsu
July
八
月
hachigatsu
August
九
月
kugatsu
September
十
月
juugatsu
October
正
月
shougatsu
New Year
十
二
月
juunigatsu
December
十
一
月
juuichigatsu
November
お
正
月
oshougatsu
New Year
一
月
ichigatsu
January
けつ ・げつ ketsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
けっ ・げっ ke Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かっ ・がっ ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (59)
あおい
青
blue
まえ
前
before
あかるい
明
bright
あさ
朝
morning
き
期
period
しょう
勝
victory
ゆう
有
possess
いく
育
bring up
ふく
服
clothing
まつり
祭
ritual
ぜん
然
sort of thing
のぞみ
望
ambition
ちる
散
scatter
みゃく
脈
vein
い
胃
stomach
ちょう
腸
intestines
ひ
肥
fertilizer
のう
脳
brain
せ
背
stature
ほね
骨
skeleton
ぞう
臓
entrails
むね
胸
bosom
はら
腹
abdomen
ろう
朗
melodious
はい
肺
lungs
ぬぐ
脱
undress
きも
肝
liver
うで
腕
arm
おどす
脅
threaten
かた
肩
shoulder
きゃく
脚
skids
ふくらむ
膨
swell
こし
腰
loins
ぼう
胞
placenta
とう
騰
leaping up
たん
胆
gall bladder
あぶら
脂
fat
はだ
肌
texture
じん
腎
kidney
まく
膜
membrane
わき
脇
armpit
こう
肯
agreement
たい
胎
womb
ぶた
豚
pork
ぼう
肪
obese
しょう
肖
resemblance
どう
胴
trunk
おぜん
膳
small low table
しゅ
腫
tumor
また
股
thigh
し
肢
limb
せき
脊
stature
ひざ
膝
knee
だ
惰
lazy
かつ
且
moreover
ちん
朕
majestic plural
おく
臆
timidity
ひじ
肘
elbow
せん
腺
gland