Calendar Days In Japanese

Remember that cardinal numbers are numbers like one two and three whereas ordinal numbers are numbers like first second and third numbers that denote place order or items on a list.

Calendar days in japanese. The 24 sekki risshun 立春. So to say the months of the year you generally say the number of the month followed by gatsu but there are exceptions. In japanese the counter 日 か にち is used both for counting days and as an ordinal number suffix for calendar days. Pay attention to april july and september.

March 20 vernal equinox middle of spring seimei 清明. March 5 awakening of hibernated insects shunbun 春分. For most japanese people the only notable days are tomobiki butsumetsu and taian. Understanding the days of the week the months of the year and how to tell time in japanese can help you to avoid confusion.

This page is for information only. When making plans appointments and travel arrangements in japanese speaking countries you need to be able to state dates and other calendar terms in japanese.

April 20 grain rain rikka 立夏. The other three days are less often referred to hence their non standardised transliterations. One such calendar was used by the japanese statesman fujiwara no michinaga 藤原道長 for writing his diary in 1007 in which the present day japanese names for the days of the week can be found note 6.

Days of the week the japanese names. April 5 clear and bright kokuu 穀雨. February 19 rain water keichitsu 啓蟄.

February 4 beginning of spring usui 雨水.