Question

月 つき month, moon 5 23 4 74 つき・つきへん 象形 Pictographic A month is longer than a day.

Accepted Answer

ゲツ、ガツ おと, がっ, す, ずき, もり 年月(ねんげつ): months and years今月(こんげつ): this month先月(せんげつ): last month来月(らいげつ): next month毎月(まいつき): every month; each month; monthly正月(しょうがつ): New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January月曜(げつよう): Monday月給(げっきゅう): monthly salary月末(げつまつ): end of the monthカ月(かげつ): (number of) months生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date月並(つきなみ): (1) every month (2) trite; common月日(つきひ): time; years; days満月(まんげつ): full moon月謝(げっしゃ): monthly tuition fee三日月(みかづき): new moon; crescent moon月(つき): (1) moon (2) month月賦(げっぷ): monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment月曜日(げつようび): Monday再来月(さらいげつ): month after next月日(がっぴ): (the) date一月(ひとつき): one month先々月(せんせんげつ): month before last月(がつ): month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani) 1 月: moon, month, moon radical (no. 74) 月 4 (none) month Am I the only one who sees this as someone sticking their ass in the air "mooning" someone (two cheeks of the butt and the legs coming off of it)? The Moon meaning connects well to the meaning of month, considering that months were traditionally measured by the phases of the moon. Also, the mooning "ass" part of it connects well to Hesig´s seemingly unconnected "flesh" or "part of the body" meaning (when used in primitive form).

Kanji	月
Onyomi	ゲツ、ガツ
Kunyomi	つき
Nanori	おと, がっ, す, ずき, もり
English	month, moon
Examples	年月(ねんげつ): months and years 今月(こんげつ): this month 先月(せんげつ): last month 来月(らいげつ): next month 毎月(まいつき): every month; each month; monthly 正月(しょうがつ): New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January 月曜(げつよう): Monday 月給(げっきゅう): monthly salary 月末(げつまつ): end of the month カ月(かげつ): (number of) months 生年月日(せいねんがっぴ): birth date 月並(つきなみ): (1) every month (2) trite; common 月日(つきひ): time; years; days 満月(まんげつ): full moon 月謝(げっしゃ): monthly tuition fee 三日月(みかづき): new moon; crescent moon 月(つき): (1) moon (2) month 月賦(げっぷ): monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment 月曜日(げつようび): Monday 再来月(さらいげつ): month after next 月日(がっぴ): (the) date 一月(ひとつき): one month 先々月(せんせんげつ): month before last 月(がつ): month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	1
Frequency	23
Components	月: moon, month, moon radical (no. 74)
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	月
Radical Number	74
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	つき・つきへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	month
Koohii Story 1	A month is longer than a day.
Koohii Story 2	Am I the only one who sees this as someone sticking their ass in the air "mooning" someone (two cheeks of the butt and the legs coming off of it)? The Moon meaning connects well to the meaning of month, considering that months were traditionally measured by the phases of the moon. Also, the mooning "ass" part of it connects well to Hesig´s seemingly unconnected "flesh" or "part of the body" meaning (when used in primitive form).

Month Moon Monthly Meaning 月 Monday Date Connects