八月(はちがつ)

はちがつ
noun
August
time-month
1. August
The eighth month of the year. The hottest month, featuring Obon (mid-August), a time to honor ancestors.
八月(はちがつ)は暑(あつ)いです。
August is hot.
八月(はちがつ)に海(うみ)に行(い)きます。
I go to the sea in August.
八月(はちがつ)は夏休(なつやす)みなので、旅行(りょこう)する人(ひと)が多(おお)いです。
August is summer vacation, so many people travel.
八月(はちがつ)のお盆(ぼん)には実家(じっか)に帰(かえ)る人(ひと)がたくさんいます。
Many people go back to their parents' home during Obon in August.
八月(はちがつ)は毎日(まいにち)暑(あつ)くて、エアコンがないと生活(せいかつ)できません。
August is hot every day, and you can't live without air conditioning.

八月(はちがつ) is August - literally "month eight."

Month pattern

Number + 月(がつ) = month name

Cultural note

Compounds

Related Words

Related: 七月(しちがつ) (July)
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