三月(さんがつ)

さんがつ
noun
March
1. March
The third month of the year. In Japan, this is graduation season and the end of the fiscal/school year.
三月(さんがつ)は春(はる)です。
March is spring.
三月(さんがつ)は暖(あたた)かくなります。
It gets warmer in March.
三月(さんがつ)から桜(さくら)が咲(さ)きます。
Cherry blossoms start blooming from March.
三月(さんがつ)の終(お)わりに友(とも)だちと花見(はなみ)をしました。
I went flower viewing with friends at the end of March.
三月(さんがつ)になると、公園(こうえん)に桜(さくら)の花(はな)がたくさん咲(さ)いて、とてもきれいです。
When March comes, many cherry blossoms bloom in the park, and it's very beautiful.

三月(さんがつ) is the third month of the year.

JAPANESE MONTHS:

All months use number + 月(がつ):

  • 一月(いちがつ) (January) through 十二月(じゅうにがつ) (December)

MARCH SIGNIFICANCE:

  • End of 学年(がくねん) (school year)
  • End of 年度(ねんど) (fiscal year)
  • 卒業(そつぎょう)シーズン: graduation season
  • 送別会(そうべつかい): farewell parties

MARCH EVENTS:

  • ひな祭(まつ)り (March 3): Girls' Day/Doll Festival
  • 春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ) (around March 21): Vernal Equinox Day
  • 桜(さくら)の開花(かいか): cherry blossom blooming begins

SEASON:
March marks the transition from winter to spring (春(はる)). 花見(はなみ) (cherry blossom viewing) begins in late March in many parts of Japan.

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