七月(しちがつ)

しちがつ
noun
July
1. July
The seventh month of the year. The rainy season ends and summer begins in earnest. Features Tanabata (July 7th).
七月(しちがつ)は暑(あつ)いです。
July is hot.
七月(しちがつ)は夏(なつ)です。
July is summer.
七月(しちがつ)になると海(うみ)に行(い)きたくなります。
When July comes, I want to go to the beach.
七月(しちがつ)の終(お)わりから学校(がっこう)が休(やす)みになります。
School is off from the end of July.
七月(しちがつ)に毎年(まいとし)海(うみ)で泳(およ)いでいますが、今年(ことし)も行(い)きたいと思(おも)います。
I swim in the sea every year in July, and I'd like to go this year too.

七月(しちがつ) is the seventh month of the year.

PRONUNCIATION:

  • Standard: しちがつ
  • Alternative: なながつ (to avoid confusion with いちがつ)

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)

JULY EVENTS:

  • 七夕(たなばた) (July 7): Star Festival celebrating the yearly meeting of Orihime and Hikoboshi
  • 海(うみ)の日(ひ) (3rd Monday): Marine Day holiday
  • 梅雨明(つゆあ)け: End of rainy season
  • 夏休(なつやす)み開始(かいし): Summer vacation begins

SEASON:
July marks the beginning of true summer (夏(なつ)) after the rainy season ends.

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