翌月(よくげつ)

よくげつ
noun
the following month; the next month
formaltime-month
1. the following month; the next month
The month immediately after a referenced point in time. Used primarily in written or formal contexts to refer to the month that follows a previously mentioned event or date.
翌月(よくげつ)に届(とど)いた。
It arrived the following month.
料金(りょうきん)は翌月(よくげつ)払(はら)いになります。
The fee will be charged the following month.
入社(にゅうしゃ)したのは四月(しがつ)で、翌月(よくげつ)にはもう出張(しゅっちょう)に行(い)かされた。
I joined the company in April, and the very next month I was sent on a business trip.

Composed of 翌(よく) (next, following) + 月(げつ) (month). A formal time reference word used mainly in writing, news, and business contexts.

Common collocations

  • 翌月(よくげつ)払(はら)い: payment the following month
  • 翌月(よくげつ)末(まつ): the end of the following month
  • 翌月(よくげつ)の初(はじ)め: the beginning of the following month

RELATED TIME WORDS WITH 翌(よく):

Similar words

  • 来月(らいげつ): next month — used relative to the present moment ("next month from now"), whereas 翌月(よくげつ) is relative to a referenced past event
  • 前月(ぜんげつ): the previous month — the opposite direction in time

Related Words

Related: 翌日(よくじつ) (the next day)
Related: 翌年(よくねん) (the following year)
Related: 翌週(よくしゅう) (the following week)
Related: 翌朝(よくあさ) (the next morning)
Compare: 来月(らいげつ) (next month)
Compare: 前月(ぜんげつ) (the previous month)
Related: 翌年(よくとし) (following year, next year)
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