4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

month, moon

Kun'yomi
  • Moon ②month ③moonlight ④(a) moon
On'yomi
  • Monday
  • ガツ
Nanori
  • おと
  • がっ
  • ずき
  • もり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つき 60.3%
ゲツ 26.1%
ガツ 13.3%
がっ 0.3%

Common Words

Moon ②month ③moonlight ④(a) moon
counter for months
the evening moon
first month of the lunar calendar ②January
April ②fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth month of the lunar calendar
moonlit night
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References

Unicode hex code 6708
JIS X 0208 1-23-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2169
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2530
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2956
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3674
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14330
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 17
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 12
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 59
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 14
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 28
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 66
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 17
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 1.A
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1002
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 13
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b0.1
Four corner code 7722.0
De Roo Code 3946