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Learn the Days of the Week in Japanese and the Japanese Months of the Year

If you are looking for a place to build on your basic Japanese vocabulary - especially when it comes to learning about the days of the week in Japanese and the Japanese months of the year, this is a great place to start. Learn to say words about the days and months on a Japanese calendar now with our English to Japanese days and months dictionary!

Below you will learn how to say the days of the week in Japanese, plus the Japanese months of the year. There are also translations for the seasons in Japanese, plus some general and special day, month, and season words translated from Japanese to English.

Other than the list of Japanese days, months, and seasons you'll also find a section with additional learning resources from Amazon and some links to Japanese-themed articles if you feel like reading.

Japanese Days, Months and Seasons:

Whether you are learning about Japanese days, months, and seasons in Japan, taking an online Japanese class, or plan to enrol yourself in Japanese language immersion school, our Japanese to English dictionary is always being updated with new words in Japanese which makes it an excellent supplement for those trying to learn how to speak Japanese.

View this list of Japanese country names with translations from: Japanese to English or English to Japanese

(Words in bold added during the last update. Latest additions can also been seen on our Twitter page: LearnJapaneseCL.)

Days of the Week in Japanese:

Nichiyoubi ➔ Sunday

Getsuyoubi ➔ Monday

Kayoubi ➔ Tuesday

Suiyoubi ➔ Wednesday

Mokuyoubi ➔ Thursday

Kinyoubi ➔ Friday

Doyoubi ➔ Saturday


Months of the Year in Japanese:

Ichigatsu ➔ January

Nigatsu ➔ February

Sangatsu ➔ March

Shigatsu ➔ April

Gogatsu ➔ May

Rokugatsu ➔ June

Shichigatsu ➔ July

Hachigatsu ➔ August

Kugatsu ➔ September

Juugatsu ➔ October

Juuichigatsu ➔ November

Juunigatsu ➔ December


Seasons of the Year in Japanese:

Haru ➔ Spring

Natsu ➔ Summer

Aki ➔ Autumn

Fuyu ➔ Winter


General Day, Month, and Season Words in Japanese:

Konshuu ➔ This week

Raishuu ➔ Next week

Senshuu ➔ Last week

Shuumatsu ➔ Weekend

Tsuitachi ➔ First day of the month

Special Days in Japanese:

Tanjoubi ➔ Birthday

Otanjoubi omedetou ➔ Happy birthday



Next Up

Food and Drinks: Learn how to say food and drink words in Japanese.


Perhaps you want to learn days of the week and months of the year in these other languages?

French, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.


The Fine Print

I don't speak Japanese myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.



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