十月(じゅうがつ)

十月(じゅうがつ) is October, the tenth month of the year.

Forms

十(じゅう) (ten) + 月(がつ) (month)

Cultural note

Mid-autumn in Japan. One of the most pleasant months with comfortable temperatures and 紅葉(こうよう) (autumn foliage).

• 運動会(うんどうかい): Sports days are commonly held at schools and companies
• スポーツの日(ひ): Sports Day (national holiday, second Monday; called 体育(たいいく)の日(ひ) until 2019)
• ハロウィン (Halloween): Increasingly popular, especially in cities

Related words

• 九月(くがつ): September
• 十一月(じゅういちがつ): November