JLPT N5 · Months

一月

いちがつ

January

Stroke order of 一月

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes 月 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

一 over the crescent moon 月 marks the first month, January.

Parts: 一 one + 月 month

The characters in 一月

一いち — one (1 strokes)
月つき — moon; month (4 strokes)

Example sentence

一月は寒いです。

いちがつはさむいです。

January is cold.

Words with 一

一one 一つone (thing)一人one person; alone 一万ten thousand 一万円10,000 yen 一本one (long thing)一枚one (flat thing)一冊one (book)一台one (machine; vehicle)一匹one (small animal)一杯one cup; full 一回once; one time 一階first floor 一番number one; best; most 一時one o'clock 一分one minute 一時間one hour 一週間one week

Words with 月

月moon; month 月曜日Monday 二月February 三月March 四月April 五月May 六月June 七月July 八月August 九月September 十月October 十一月November 十二月December 先月last month 今月this month 来月next month 毎月every month 年月years; time

More words: Months

二月February 三月March 四月April 五月May 六月June 七月July 八月August 九月September 十月October 十一月November 十二月December 先月last month 今月this month 来月next month

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