What does the kanji 月 mean?

The kanji 月 (tsuki) means "month, moon". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "tsuki"?

"tsuki" is written with the kanji 月, meaning "month, moon". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) げつ (getsu), がつ (gatsu), kunyomi (native Japanese) つき (tsuki). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 月?

Write 月 ("month") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 月?

月 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) げつ (getsu), がつ (gatsu), kunyomi (native Japanese) つき (tsuki).

月“month” Kanjitsuki / getsu

JLPT N5

How to write 月

月 (month) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

month, moon

Onyomi (音読み)

げつ getsu
がつ gatsu

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

つき tsuki

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 月

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

今日きょうの月つきはとりわけきれいだ。
The moon is especially beautiful today.
月 (つき)
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今月こんげついっぱいここにいます。
I will stay here all this month.
今月 (こんげつ)
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５月ごがつは４月しがつのあとにくる。
May comes after April.
５月 (ごがつ)
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Read 月 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.