Japanese Dates, Months, Days and Weeks
Days of The Week From Sunday to Saturday
| DAY | HIRAGANA | ROMAJI PRONUNCIATION | KANJI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday |  |
Nichi-Youbi |  |
| Monday |  |
Getsu-Youbi |  |
| Tuesday |  |
Ka-Youbi |  |
| Wednesday |  |
Sui-Youbi |  |
| Thursday |  |
Moku-Youbi |  |
| Friday |  |
Kin-Youbi |  |
| Saturday |  |
Do-Youbi |  |
Days of the Month
| NUMBERS | ROMAJI [PRONUNCIATION | HIRAGANA | KANJI | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tsuitachi [tsuitachi] |  |
1 |
First |
| 2 | futsuka [futsuka] |  |
2 |
Second |
| 3 | mikka [mikka] |  |
3 |
Third |
| 4 | yokka [yokka] |  |
4 |
Fourth |
| 5 | ituka [itsuka] |  |
5 |
Fifth |
| 6 | muika [muika] |  |
6 |
Sixth |
| 7 | nanoka [nanoka] |  |
7 |
Seventh |
| 8 | youka [yo:ka] |  |
8 |
Eighth |
| 9 | kokonoka [kokonoka] |  |
9 |
Ninth |
| 10 | touka [to:ka] |
 |
10 |
Tenth |
| 11 | juuichinichi [ju:ichinichi] |
 |
11 |
Eleventh |
| 14 | juuyokka [ju:yokka] |
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14 |
Fourteenth |
| 20 | hatsuka [hatsuka] |
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20 |
Twentyth |
| 24 | nijuuyokka [niju:yokka] |
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24 |
Twenty fourth |
| 31 | sanjuuichinichi [sanju:ichinichi] |
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31 |
Thirty first |
Months from January to December
| Numbers | Japanese | English | ||
| Romaji [Pronunciation] |
Hiragana | Kanji | ||
| 1 | itigatu [ichigatsu] |
いちがつ | 一月 | January |
| 2 | nigatu [nigatsu] |
にがつ | 二月 | February |
| 3 | sangatu [sangatsu] |
さんがつ | 三月 | March |
| 4 | sigatu [sigatsu] |
しがつ | 四月 | April |
| 5 | gogatu [gogatsu] |
ごがつ | 五月 | May |
| 6 | rokugatu [rokugatsu] |
ろくがつ | 六月 | June |
| 7 | sitigatu [sichigatsu] |
しちがつ | 七月 | July |
| 8 | hatigatu [hachigatsu] |
はちがつ | 八月 | August |
| 9 | kugatu [kugatsu] |
くがつ | 九月 | September |
| 10 | zyuugatu [ju:gatsu] |
じゅうがつ | 十月 | October |
| 11 | zyuuitigatu [ju:ichigatsu] |
じゅういちがつ | 十一月 | November |
| 12 | zyuunigatu [ju:nigatsu] |
じゅうにがつ | 十二月 | December |
Last Month, This Month and Next Month
| Months | Japanese Relative Months |
English | ||
| Romaji [Pronunciation] |
Hiragana | Kanji | ||
| せんげつ | sengetsu [sengetu] |
せんげつ | 先月 | Last Month |
| こんげつ | kongetsu [kongetu] |
こんげつ | 今月 | This Month |
| らいげつ | raigetsu [raigetu] |
らいげつ | 来月 | Next Month |
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
| Days | Japanese Relative Days |
English | ||
| Romaji [Pronunciation] |
Hiragana | Kanji | ||
| おととい | ototoi [ototoi] |
おととい | 一昨日 | the day before yesterday |
| きのう | kinou [kinou] |
きのう | 昨日 | yesterday |
| きょう | kyou [kjou] |
きょう | 今日 | today |
| あす | asu [asu] |
あした | 明日 | tomorrow |
| あさって | asatte [asatte] |
あさって | 明後日 | the day after tomorrow |
Last Week, This Week and Next Week
| Japanese Relative Weeks |
English | ||
| Romaji [Pronunciation] |
Hiragana | Kanji | |
| senshu [senshu] |
せんしゅう | 先週 | last week |
| konshu [konshu] |
こんしゅう | 今週 | this week |
| raishu [raishu] |
らいしゅう | 来週 | next week |
Last Year, This Year and Next Year
| Japanese Relative Year |
English | ||
| Romaji [Pronunciation] |
Hiragana | Kanji | |
| kyonen [kyonen] |
きょねん | 去年 | last year |
| kotoshi [kotoshi] |
ことし | 今年 | this year |
| rainen [rainen] |
らいねん | 来年 | next year |
Examples of Japanese Dates
In Japanese dates, the month comes first, and then the day. If the year is included, it comes at the beginning. A Japanese date of Monday, January 15, 2007 may look like any of the following:
(Note that the first symbol of the day of the week is sometimes included in parentheses– in this case 火 for 火曜日.)
1月15日
1月15日(火)
2007年1月15日(火)
2003.1.15
1/15 (火)
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