Learn Japanese: Months of the Year in Japanese

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Learn Language Free in General Learning Language Articles


MP3 & details at: www.genkienglish.net The months of the year in Japanese. January, February etc. full descriptions are on the website.

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25 Responses to “Learn Japanese: Months of the Year in Japanese”

  1. Zazuthehornbill 26 February 2010 at 1:39 pm #

    Uh…I’m pretty sure I’ve seen these symbols somewhere…*points at Genki Japan’s Japanese Numbers video*

  2. omgBreakingDawn 26 February 2010 at 2:16 pm #

    So its like One-month, Two-month etc.?

  3. Lunatic4Bizcas 26 February 2010 at 2:18 pm #

    Case in Point: Chinese: Yi-yue, Er Yue, San Yue, Si Yue, Wu Yue, Liu Yue, Qi Yue, Ba Yue, Jiu Yue, Shi Yue, Shi Yi Yue, Shi Er Yue.
    Korean: Il Wor, Yi Wor, Sam Wor, Sa Wor, Oh Wor, Yuk Wor, Chil Wor, Pal Wor, Ku Wor, Ship Wor,

  4. Lunatic4Bizcas 26 February 2010 at 2:40 pm #

    I’m pretty sure that at least 80% of the time Kanji (Hanzi) characters are assigned virtually identical meanings to their Chinese counterparts as is the case in the months of the year. Now, something I find quite strange that is unique of Japanese among all East Asian languages is how words for characters are assigned multi syllabic names (in most cases two); whereas in Chinese and Korean, Kanji characters represent one syllabled words.

  5. shocker1300 26 February 2010 at 3:01 pm #

    Wow, thats so true xD

  6. cct346078604 26 February 2010 at 3:29 pm #

    sorry . i’m chinese. my english is not good . like me.. i never learn japanese.but i can read the japanese article And understanding 30%-40% meaning..sorry.Anything wrong grammar? sorry.I English grammar needs to be rubbed up

  7. ennjyx 26 February 2010 at 4:08 pm #

    I agree with ninetailednaruto98, but I thought Nana was how to say seven in Japanese?
    If that rule applies, why is July pronounced shichigatsu, and not nanagatsu?
    Sorry if that’s a stupid question…

  8. TokioHotelILoveThee 26 February 2010 at 4:20 pm #

    its shichigatsu :)

  9. Ivyflyer 26 February 2010 at 4:27 pm #

    I think so too XD

  10. NineTailedNaruto98 26 February 2010 at 4:32 pm #

    wow I never knew the months was so easy its almost exactly like the numbers you just add gatsu

  11. LakesideParkFC 26 February 2010 at 5:02 pm #

    For those who are interested in the tradional names of Months of the Year (lunisolar calendar )

    * 1st – Mutsuki (??)
    * 2nd – Kisaragi (??)
    * 3rd – Yayoi (??)
    * 4th – Uzuki (??)
    * 5th – Satsuki (??)
    * 6th – Minazuki (???)
    * 7th – Fumizuki (??)
    * 8th – Hazuki (??)
    * 9th – Nagatsuki (??)
    * 10th – Kannazuki (???)
    * 11th – Shimotsuki (??)
    * 12th – Shiwasu (??)

  12. aliciacwong 26 February 2010 at 5:14 pm #

    some meanings are the same lololol. and it’s taken from traditional chinese.

  13. ichbaas 26 February 2010 at 6:08 pm #

    Well, thats the Kanji, yes. Kanjis are Chinese letters that Japan has adopted. Although they are hardly pronounced the same, they usuall have similar meanings.

  14. MinaICCS 26 February 2010 at 6:19 pm #

    Almost. Japanese kanji are simplified versions of Chinese characters, and the pronunciations [even the definitions] are different. Also, Chinese does not have hiragana nor katakana, and as far as I know, they don’t use furigana either. Japanese are expected to be familiar with 2,000 kanji.

  15. CiaraLou13 26 February 2010 at 7:04 pm #

    I know that Japanese Kanji symbols are taken from the Chinese, but I do not know much about the different versions of Chinese, so I can’t be sure. They probably are the same symbols, but I’m sure that they have different meanings

  16. Twisted64d 26 February 2010 at 7:40 pm #

    did he laugh a december?

  17. yoichi5 26 February 2010 at 7:52 pm #

    so easy

  18. gorion79 26 February 2010 at 8:07 pm #

    Does Japanese use the same characters that Mandarin Chinese does, cause they look almost identical.

  19. Brownpup5 26 February 2010 at 8:57 pm #

    Thanks~

  20. 6pathsofpain 26 February 2010 at 9:08 pm #

    yeah… part from yon… it becomes shigatsu

  21. PhanNTran 26 February 2010 at 9:24 pm #

    so u say the japanese number

    Ni then add Gatsu at the end?
    xD

  22. lin1123456 26 February 2010 at 9:37 pm #

    i think for april they would commonly use shigatsu instead of yongatsu, tht wad my sensei said

  23. chijimeru 26 February 2010 at 10:22 pm #

    Hi ppl, small corrections to those latest posts:

    September: kugatsu [??????]
    (exception)
    Number 10: juu (jyuu) [????? +?]
    (also for 11, 12 and add gatsu)

  24. wellytopjohnny 26 February 2010 at 10:59 pm #

    what you are december? ;) O nami wa Johnny des

  25. orangie84 26 February 2010 at 11:35 pm #

    OMG no way!!
    That’s cool!!!
    Ha ha..
    I still say it’s sounds like they are (kidding here) talking (or wondering) who gots it? you gots it?
    She gots it.. (thats out of order a little but it’s funny)
    he he.. It almost makes sense if you follow it through with that thought in mind..


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