九月(くがつ)

くがつ
noun
September
1. September
The ninth month of the year. The new school term resumes after summer vacation. Features the autumn equinox.
九月(くがつ)が来(き)ました。
September has arrived.
九月(くがつ)は涼(すず)しくなります。
It gets cooler in September.
九月(くがつ)から学校(がっこう)が始(はじ)まります。
School starts in September.
九月(くがつ)の終(お)わりに旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きます。
I'm going on a trip at the end of September.
日本(にほん)では九月(くがつ)になると秋(あき)を感(かん)じるようになって、夏(なつ)の暑(あつ)さも少(すこ)しずつ終(お)わります。
In Japan, once September comes, you start to feel autumn, and the summer heat gradually ends.

九月(くがつ) is September, the ninth month. Note the reading is く, not きゅう.

CULTURAL NOTES:

  • School resumes after summer vacation
  • 秋分(しゅうぶん)の日(ひ) (Autumn Equinox Day) around Sept. 23rd is a national holiday
  • Beginning of autumn (秋(あき)) in Japan

MONTH PATTERN:

All months follow the pattern: [number] + 月(がつ)

  • 八月(はちがつ): August
  • 九月(くがつ): September
  • 十月(じゅうがつ): October

NOTE:
九(く) is used (not 九(きゅう)) for September.

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