月日(つきひ)

つきひ
noun
time, months and days, years
1. time, passage of time, months and days
The passing of time, often with a nuance of a considerable period having elapsed. Emphasizes the accumulation of days and months.
月日(つきひ)が経(た)つのは早(はや)い。
Time passes quickly.
Common expression
卒業(そつぎょう)してから長(なが)い月日(つきひ)が流(なが)れた。
Many years have passed since graduation.
月日(つきひ)の経過(けいか)とともに傷(きず)は癒(い)えた。
The wounds healed with the passage of time.
日本(にほん)に来(き)てからもう長(なが)い月日(つきひ)が経(た)ったが、まだ慣(な)れないことがある。
A long time has passed since I came to Japan, but there are still things I'm not used to.
月日(つきひ)が経(た)つにつれて、あの日(ひ)の記憶(きおく)は少(すこ)しずつ薄(うす)れていった。
As time passed, the memories of that day gradually faded.

USAGE: 月日(つきひ) emphasizes the passing of time over an extended period. It has a somewhat literary or reflective nuance.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 月日(つきひ)が経(た)つ (time passes)
  • 月日(つきひ)が流(なが)れる (time flows by)
  • 月日(つきひ)の経過(けいか) (passage of time)

READING NOTE: Can also be read as がっぴ in compound words like 生年月日(せいねんがっぴ) (date of birth), but {つきひ} when used alone to mean 'passage of time.'

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 時(とき)が経(た)つ (time passes - general)
  • 年月(としつき)/年月(ねんげつ) (years, passage of time)

Related Words

Related: 年月(ねんげつ) (years, passage of time)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:35 · Revised 2026.3.3 11:09
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