JLPT N5 · Time

月

つき

moon; month

Stroke order of 月

月 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A tall crescent moon with two cloud lines drifting across it.

Parts: 月 pictograph of a crescent moon

Example sentence

今日は月がとてもきれいです。

きょうはつきがとてもきれいです。

The moon is very beautiful today.

Words with 月

月曜日Monday 一月January 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: Time

日day; sun 年year 今now 今日today 明日tomorrow 毎日every day 時間time; hours 午前morning; a.m.午後afternoon; p.m.半half; half past 何what

Learn to write it by hand

Bloomko is a free Android app: write characters stroke by stroke, practise with spaced repetition and get an AI tutor that works offline. Be the first to know when it launches.