(よくげつ)

よくげつ
noun
the following month; the next 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)(とど)いた。
It arrived the following month.
料金(りょうきん)翌月(よくげつ)(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)()かされた。
I joined the company in April, and the very next month I was sent on a business trip.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

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

RELATED TIME WORDS WITH (よく):

  • 翌日(よくじつ): the next day
  • 翌年(よくねん): the following year
  • 翌週(よくしゅう): the following week
  • 翌朝(よくあさ): the next morning

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