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ๆœˆ
JLPT N5 SL1 4 strokes Frequency: #17

Meanings

month / moon

Radicals

ๆœˆ

Decomposition

โฟตๅ†‚ไบŒ

Etymology

Pictographic: A crescent moon

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-to-bottom
2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใ‚ฒใƒ„ getsu

Used in compound words

ใ‚ฌใƒ„ gatsu

Used for month names

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใคใ tsuki

Standalone

Words Using This Kanji

433 words total
Other (20 words)
็นŠๆœˆ ใ›ใ‚“ใ’ใค

crescent moon

ๆญฃๆœˆๅคชใ‚Š ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใคใถใจใ‚Š

putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

ไธŠๅผฆใฎๆœˆ ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ’ใ‚“ใฎใคใ

first quarter moon

ๆญณๆœˆไบบใ‚’ๅพ…ใŸใš ใ•ใ„ใ’ใคใฒใจใ‚’ใพใŸใš

time waits for no man

ไธ‰ๆ—ฅๆœˆๆน– ใฟใ‹ใฅใใ“

oxbow lake

ๅญๆœˆ ใญใฅใ

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

ๆœ”ๆœ›ๆœˆ ใ•ใใผใ†ใ’ใค

synodic month

่‚‰ๆœˆ ใซใใฅใ

kanji "meat" radical at left (looks like "moon" radical, radical 74)

ๆœˆๅ ใคใใธใ‚“

kanji "moon" radical at left (usually classified as radical 130)

ๅฏๆœˆ้ณฅ ใ†ใฅใใฉใ‚Š

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

ๆ˜Ÿๆœˆ ใปใ—ใฅใ

star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)

้›จๆœˆ ใ†ใ’ใค

being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain

ๆœˆๅคœใฎๆ™ฉใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ ใคใใ‚ˆใฎใฐใ‚“ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„

you better watch your step!

ๅคใฎๆœˆ ใชใคใฎใคใ

the (cool) summer moon

ๆœˆ็ซ ใ’ใคใ‹

Monday and Tuesday

ไบ”ๆœˆ้›จ้›ฒ ใ•ใฟใ ใ‚Œใใ‚‚

cloud during rainy season

้™ๆœˆ ใ’ใ‚“ใ’ใค

contract month

ๆ’ๆ˜Ÿๆœˆ ใ“ใ†ใ›ใ„ใ’ใค

sidereal month

ๆœ›ใฎๆœˆ ใ‚‚ใกใฎใคใ

full moon

ๆœˆ้š ใ‚Š ใคใใ”ใ‚‚ใ‚Š

last day of the month