Word Meaning 五月

さつき satsuki

五月 is read as さつき (satsuki) and means fifth month of the lunar calendar.

Meaning

English

  1. fifth month of the lunar calendar
  2. satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

Reading

Kana

さつき

Romaji

satsuki

Writing Variants

  • 皐月 さつき satsuki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 93943 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五月雨

さみだれ

early-summer rain

五月晴れ

さつきばれ

fine weather during the rainy season

五月革命

ごがつかくめい

May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)

五月人形

ごがつにんぎょう

Boys' May Festival dolls

五月祭

ごがつさい

May Day

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

五月雨式

さみだれしき

off and on manner

五月雨雲

さみだれぐも

cloud during rainy season

五月病

ごがつびょう

blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work

five

五十

ごじゅう

fifty

五日

いつか

5th day of the month

Example Sentences

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His birthday is May 5th.

Apologies for the continuous emails.

Was it in May that I was born?

He goes to China in May.

In Switzerland, spring comes in May.

Are there May blues outside of Japan?

He went to Paris at the end of May.

I'd like to confirm my hotel reservation on May 5th.

The twelve months of the year are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.