八月(はちがつ)

はちがつ
noun
August
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

  • 八(はち) (8) + 月(がつ) = August

CULTURAL NOTES:

  • お盆(ぼん) (mid-August): Major holiday when people return to hometowns to honor ancestors
  • 夏休(なつやす)み: Summer vacation period for schools
  • 花火(はなび)大会(たいかい): Fireworks festivals are common
  • Hottest month in Japan

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 八月(はちがつ)中旬(ちゅうじゅん): mid-August
  • 八月(はちがつ)末(まつ): end of August
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