四月(しがつ)

しがつ
noun
April
1. April
The fourth month of the year. In Japan, April marks the beginning of the school year and fiscal year.
四月(しがつ)は春(はる)です。
April is spring.
四月(しがつ)は桜(さくら)がきれいです。
Cherry blossoms are beautiful in April.
四月(しがつ)から学校(がっこう)が始(はじ)まります。
School starts from April.
四月(しがつ)に友(とも)だちと花見(はなみ)に行(い)きました。
I went cherry blossom viewing with friends in April.
四月(しがつ)は暖(あたた)かくて、外(そと)で遊(あそ)ぶのが気持(きも)ちいいですね。
April is warm, and it's pleasant to play outside, isn't it?

四月(しがつ) is April - literally "month four."

PRONUNCIATION:
Uses し (not よん) for 4. Special readings: 四月(しがつ), 七月(しちがつ), 九月(くがつ).

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

April is the season of beginnings in Japan:

  • 入学式(にゅうがくしき): School entrance ceremonies
  • 入社式(にゅうしゃしき): Company joining ceremonies
  • 新年度(しんねんど): New fiscal year begins
  • 桜(さくら): Cherry blossom season
  • 花見(はなみ): Cherry blossom viewing

EXPRESSIONS:

  • 四月(しがつ)から始(はじ)まる: to start from April
  • 四月(しがつ)一日(ついたち): April 1st (new fiscal year start)
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