Meaning

Primary

This Month

Alternative

Current Month

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The now month is actually this month.

Reading

こんげつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use:

Only this month, your pet condor gets (こんげつ) to sleep in your bed. You usually keep it in a cage, but once a year, you make an exception. And that's this month. How cute!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 今月いっぱい

    all through this month

    今月はじめ

    the beginning of this month

    今月二十五日

    the twenty-fifth of this month

Context Sentences

今月は大切なテストがあります。

There's an important test this month.

今月の十日までにやって下さい。

Please do this by the 10th of this month.

今月は、シアトル市にいます。

I'll be in Seattle this month.

Kanji Composition