四月(しがつ)

しがつ
noun
April
time-month
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 note

April is the season of beginnings in Japan:

Common expressions

Related Words

Related: 三月(さんがつ) (March)
Related: 五月(ごがつ) (May)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 11:55
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