Word Meaning 月初め

つきはじめ tsukihajime

月初め is read as つきはじめ (tsukihajime) and means beginning of the month.

Meaning

English

  1. beginning of the month

Reading

Kana

つきはじめ

Romaji

tsukihajime

Writing Variants

  • 月始 つきはじめ tsukihajime
  • 月始め つきはじめ tsukihajime
  • 月初 つきはじめ tsukihajime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 月末 Rank 7431 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

月初

げっしょ

beginning of the month

初月

はつづき

first month

夏初月

なつはづき

4th month of the lunar calendar

月末

げつまつ

end of the month

月給

げっきゅう

monthly salary

月光

げっこう

moonlight

月内

げつない

by the end of this month

月例

げつれい

monthly

月収

げっしゅう

monthly income

月産

げっさん

monthly output (production)

月経

げっけい

menstruation

月面

げつめん

moon's surface

Example Sentences

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I climbed Mt. Fuji last month for the first time.

Please present your insurance card at the beginning of each month.

He stayed with us until the beginning of this month.

In Japan, the rainy season lasts from the beginning of June to the middle of July.

"Are you and Tom still together?" "No, we split up at the beginning of last month."