How to Say ‘December’ in Japanese
十二月
じゅうにがつ
💬 Usage Tip: [十二] (juuni) for 'twelve', results in [十二月] (juunigatsu) December.
🇯🇵 In Japan: December features year-end parties, called Bonenkai.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
十じゅう
[juu]
ten
The number 10.
十二月にクリスマスがあります。
Christmas is in December.
二に
[ni]
two
The number 2.
十二月は冬休みがあります。
There is a winter vacation in December.
月がつ
[gatsu]
month
A period of time roughly equal to one cycle of the moon's phases.
十二月に雪が降ります。
It snows in December.
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