十 二 月(じゅうにがつ)

じゅうにがつ

noun

December

1. December

The twelfth and final month of the year. The year-end season with Christmas celebrations and preparation for New Year.

十二月(じゅうにがつ)は忙(いそが)しいです。

December is busy.

十二月(じゅうにがつ)二十五日(にじゅうごにち)はクリスマスです。

December 25th is Christmas.

十二月(じゅうにがつ)の終(お)わりに大掃除(おおそうじ)をします。

We do a big cleaning at the end of December.

十二月(じゅうにがつ)は一年(いちねん)で一番(いちばん)忙(いそが)しい月(つき)です。

December is the busiest month of the year.

十二月(じゅうにがつ)になると、町(まち)はクリスマスの飾(かざ)りでいっぱいになります。

When December comes, the town is full of Christmas decorations.

December is literally '十二(じゅうに)月(がつ)' (month twelve). The old Japanese name for December is 師走(しわす), meaning 'teachers run' — reflecting how busy the year-end is.

CULTURE:

In Japan, December is dominated by year-end events:

クリスマス: celebrated commercially but not a national holiday
大掃除(おおそうじ): year-end deep cleaning of the home
年賀状(ねんがじょう): writing New Year greeting cards
おせち料理(りょうり): preparing New Year food
忘年会(ぼうねんかい): year-end parties ('forget the year' gatherings)

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

年末(ねんまつ): year-end
大晦日(おおみそか): New Year's Eve (December 31st)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:29 · Revised 2026.2.15 22:14

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