二月(にがつ)

にがつ
noun
February
1. February
The second month of the year and the shortest month. Features Setsubun (節分) and Valentine's Day.
二月(にがつ)は短(みじか)い。
February is short.
二月(にがつ)は寒(さむ)いです。
February is cold.
二月(にがつ)に雪(ゆき)がたくさん降(ふ)ります。
It snows a lot in February.
二月(にがつ)十四日(じゅうよっか)はバレンタインデーです。
February 14th is Valentine's Day.
二月(にがつ)は一年(いちねん)で一番(いちばん)短(みじか)い月(つき)ですが、寒(さむ)いので長(なが)く感(かん)じます。
February is the shortest month of the year, but it feels long because it's cold.

二月(にがつ) is February, the second and shortest month of the year.

FORMATION:
二(に) (two) + 月(がつ) (month) - literally "month two."

KEY EVENTS IN FEBRUARY:

  • 節分(せつぶん) (February 3): marks the end of winter
  • バレンタインデー (February 14): Valentine's Day

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, women give chocolate to men on Valentine's Day. Men reciprocate on ホワイトデー (White Day, March 14).

RELATED MONTHS:

  • 一月(いちがつ): January
  • 三月(さんがつ): March

NOTE:
February usually has 28 days, or 29 in a 閏年(うるうどし) (leap year).

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