月 — moon, month

つき月 moon

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

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Meanings

moon
month

Readings

On'yomi: がつ gatsu げつ getsu
Kun'yomi: つき tsuki

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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).

月(つき) tsuki moon 月(つき) 日(ひ) tsukihi time 毎(まい) 月(つき) maitsuki every month 半(はん) 月(つき) hantsuki half month 月(つき) 別(べつ) tsukibetsu monthly

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(がつ) shigatsu April ６月(がつ) rokugatsu June ７月(がつ) shichigatsu July ３月(がつ) sangatsu March ５月(がつ) gogatsu May ９月(がつ) kugatsu September １月(がつ) ichigatsu January ２月(がつ) nigatsu February

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).

ヶ月(げつ) kagetsu month(s) カ月(げつ) kagetsu months (counter) 先(せん) 月(げつ) sengetsu last month か月(げつ) kagetsu months ヵ月(げつ) kagetsu months (counter) 年(ねん) 月(げつ) nengetsu months and years 日(じつ) 月(げつ) jitsugetsu sun and moon 今(こん) 月(げつ) kongetsu this month

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).

生(せい) 年(ねん) 月(がっ) 日(ぴ) seinengappi date of birth 年(ねん) 月(がっ) 日(ぴ) nengappi date

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).

月(げっ) 間(かん) gekkan month-long period 月(げっ) 給(きゅう) gekkyuu monthly salary 月(げっ) 刊(かん) gekkan monthly publication 月(げっ) 収(しゅう) gesshuu monthly income 月(げっ) 賦(ぷ) geppu monthly installment

Appears in idioms

日進月歩四字熟語

sun advance, month walk

花鳥風月四字熟語

flower bird, wind month

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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 natural

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#74 月 moon

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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).

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).

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).

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).

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Used as component in (58)

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月 — moon, month

Meanings

Readings

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).

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).

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).

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).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (58)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).

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).

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).

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).