Kanji 月 — "Moon"
Here is what 月 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Moon" stick.
Also means: Month
How it is read
げつ, がつ
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
つき
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
Another easy one — Moon is moon, no tricks here!
- 月 Moon
The Moon is also in the sky. The lines are slightly tilted to show the curved concave shape of the moon.
Words that use 月
12 of 26 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 月 がつ / つき month
- 今月 こんげつ this month
- 来月 らいげつ next month
- 先月 せんげつ last month
- 正月 しょうがつ New Year, New Year's Day
- 毎月 まいつき every month
- 月曜日 げつようび Monday
- 満月 まんげつ full moon
- 一月 ひとつき one month
- 年月 としつき / ねんげつ months and years, time
- 月日 つきひ time, years, days
- 月末 げつまつ end of the month
Want 月 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
