五月(ごがつ)

ごがつ
noun
May
1. May
The fifth month of the year. Features Golden Week, Japan's longest holiday period.
五月(ごがつ)が好(す)きです。
I like May.
五月(ごがつ)五日(いつか)は子(こ)どもの日(ひ)です。
May 5th is Children's Day.
五月(ごがつ)は気持(きも)ちがいい季節(きせつ)です。
May is a pleasant season.
五月(ごがつ)の終(お)わりごろから雨(あめ)が多(おお)くなります。
It starts to rain more toward the end of May.
五月(ごがつ)は休(やす)みが多(おお)いので、旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く人(ひと)がたくさんいます。
There are many holidays in May, so a lot of people go on trips.

五月(ごがつ) is the fifth month of the year.

JAPANESE MONTHS:

All months use number + 月(がつ):

  • 一月(いちがつ) (January) through 十二月(じゅうにがつ) (December)

GOLDEN WEEK HOLIDAYS:

  • 昭和(しょうわ)の日(ひ) (April 29): Showa Day
  • 憲法(けんぽう)記念(きねん)日(び) (May 3): Constitution Day
  • みどりの日(ひ) (May 4): Greenery Day
  • 子(こ)どもの日(ひ) (May 5): Children's Day

MAY TRADITIONS:

  • 鯉(こい)のぼり: carp streamers (displayed for Children's Day)
  • 柏餅(かしわもち): rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
  • 五月人形(ごがつにんぎょう): warrior dolls

SEASON:
May is late spring (春(はる)) with pleasant weather. The rainy season (梅雨(つゆ)) typically begins in late May or early June.

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