Word Meaning 六月

ろくがつ rokugatsu

六月 is read as ろくがつ (rokugatsu) and means June.

Meaning

English

  1. June
  2. sixth month of the lunar calendar

Reading

Kana

ろくがつ

Romaji

rokugatsu

Writing Variants

  • 6月 ろくがつ rokugatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 7823 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六月祓

みなづきばらえ

summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

ろく

six

六日

むいか

6th day of the month

六十

むそ

sixty

六つ

むつ

six

毎月

まいげつ

every month

年月

としつき

months and years

半月

はんげつ

half a month

三日月

みかずき

new moon

七月

しちがつ

July

名月

めいげつ

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)

今月

こんげつ

this month

Example Sentences

10

きょうはろくがつついたちです。

Today is June first.

It rains a lot in June.

We have many rainy days in June.

The rainy season begins in June.

My sister is having a baby in June.

The rainy season sets in about the end of June.

In Japan, the rainy season usually begins in June.

In June, it rains day after day.

June is a social season in London.

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