(にがつ)

にがつ
noun
February
time-month
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)(みじか)
February is short.
二月(にがつ)(さむ)です
February is cold.
It snows a lot in February.
February 14th is Valentine's Day.
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.

Forms

() (two) + (がつ) (month) - literally "month two."

Key events in february

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

Usage

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