Word Meaning 水無月

みなづき minazuki

水無月 is read as みなづき (minazuki) and means sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July).

Meaning

English

  1. sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July)
  2. triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
  3. June
  4. sixth month of Gregorian calendar

Reading

Kana

みなづき

Romaji

minazuki

Writing Variants

  • 水無月 みなつき minatsuki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 33777 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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水無川

みなしがわ

dry river

無月

むげつ

moonless sky (poetic usage)

神無月

かみなづき

tenth month of the lunar calendar

水月会

すいげつかい

Suigetsukai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party formed in 2015 by members previously not part of any faction)

鏡花水月

きょうかすいげつ

flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface

無月経

むげっけい

amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)

無排卵性月経

むはいらんせいげっけい

anovulatory menstruation

水底

みずぞこ

sea or river bottom

水準

すいじゅん

water level

水辺

みずべ

waterside

水爆

すいばく

hydrogen bomb

水蒸気

すいじょうき

water vapour