Japanese Days of the Week, Months and Seasons
There's a lot to learn when talking about dates in Japanese. For instance, there's the days of the week, the months of the year, and even seasons to consider. Fortunately, this page contains the translations for each of these topics to help get you conversing in Japanese.
You'll also find some other calendar-related words on this page like weekend and weekday, plus some translations for special days like birthdays. Scroll down to see the full list or use our quick links to find the exact list you are looking for.
Japanese Days, Months and Seasons:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of days and months from English to Japanese.
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Days of the Week in Japanese
Months of the Year in Japanese
Seasons of the Year in Japanese
General Calendar Words in Japanese
Special Days in Japanese
Days of the Week in Japanese
Translations for all the days of the week in Japanese, from Sunday (Nichiyoubi) to Saturday (Doyoubi).
Nichiyoubi ➔ Sunday
Getsuyoubi ➔ Monday
Kayoubi ➔ Tuesday
Suiyoubi ➔ Wednesday
Mokuyoubi ➔ Thursday
Kinyoubi ➔ Friday
Doyoubi ➔ Saturday
Months of the Year in Japanese
Translations for all the months of the year in Japanese, from January (Nichiyoubi) to December (Juunigatsu). Notice the numbers that start each month? Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Ku, Juu, Juuichi, Juuni. Note the use of "Shi" instead of "Yon" for April, and "Shichi" instead of "Nana" for July, and "Ku" instead of "Kyuu" for September.
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
And here are the translations for the seasons of the year in Japanese.
Haru ➔ Spring
Natsu ➔ Summer
Aki ➔ Autumn
Fuyu ➔ Winter
General Calendar Words in Japanese
Here are some other days, weeks, months, and years words you might run into when speaking of Japanese calendar topics.
Tsuitachi ➔ First day of the month
Heijitsu ➔ Weekday
Shuumatsu ➔ Weekend
Kinou ➔ Yesterday
Kyou ➔ Today
Ashita ➔ Tomorrow
Mainichi ➔ Everyday
Senshuu ➔ Last week
Konshuu ➔ This week
Raishuu ➔ Next week
Maishuu ➔ Every week
Sengetsu ➔ Last month
Kongetsu ➔ This month
Raigetsu ➔ Next month
Maitsuki ➔ Every month
Kyonen ➔ Last year
Kotoshi ➔ This year
Rainen ➔ Next year
Maitoshi ➔ Every year
Special Days in Japanese
Wouldn't want to miss the special days of the year.
Tanjoubi ➔ Birthday
Otanjoubi omedetou ➔ Happy birthday
Kurisumasu ➔ Christmas
Merii Kurisumasu ➔ Merry Christmas
*Japanese days and months list last updated: January 27, 2025.
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