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last month
The month before this one; the previous month. Used to refer to events or states in the month that just passed.
先月 means 'last month' and is part of the time reference system.
TIME SERIES - MONTHS:
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 先: previous, before
- 月: month
SIMILAR WORDS WITH 先:
GRAMMAR NOTES:
- Used as time adverb without particle: 先月行った (I went last month)
- Used as noun with の: 先月の売り上げ (last month's sales)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 先月の末: end of last month
- 先月の初め: beginning of last month