{"id":2390,"date":"2013-03-20T18:04:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T18:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2018-02-07T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:28:42","slug":"how-to-tell-the-date-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/how-to-tell-the-date-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell the date in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I have mentioned in my last post, the basic counting in japanese is very important. Not only to tell the time but also to say the date. Let\u2019s start with the days of the week: To learn the days of the week is quite simple. The days of the\u00a0 week are named after an element (including the sun and the moon as an exception) and each of them ends with the word \u66dc\u65e5 (youbi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Monday<\/td>\n\u6708\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\ngetsu-youbi<\/td>\n\u6708means moon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday<\/td>\n\u706b\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\nka-youbi<\/td>\n\u706b means fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday<\/td>\n\u6c34\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\nsui-youbi<\/td>\n\u6c34 means water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday<\/td>\n\u6728\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\nmoku-youbi<\/td>\n\u6728 means wood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday<\/td>\n\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\nkin-youbi<\/td>\n\u91d1 means gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday<\/td>\n\u571f\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\ndo-youbi<\/td>\n\u571f means earth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday<\/td>\n\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5<\/td>\nnichi-youbi<\/td>\n\u65e5 means sun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As a child I learned the days of the week by repeating the elements \u201cgetsu-ka-sui-moku-kin-do-nichi\u201d like a mantra.<\/p>\n

To learn the months of the year you only have to follow a simple pattern: take the numbers 1-12 + \u6708 (gatsu \/ month).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
January<\/td>\n\u4e00\u6708<\/td>\nIchi-gatsu<\/td>\nJuly<\/td>\n\u4e03\u6708<\/td>\nShichi-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/td>\n\u4e8c\u6708<\/td>\nNi-gatsu<\/td>\nAugust<\/td>\n\u516b\u6708<\/td>\nHachi-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/td>\n\u4e09\u6708<\/td>\nSan-gatsu<\/td>\nSeptember<\/td>\n\u4e5d\u6708<\/td>\nKu-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/td>\n\u56db\u6708<\/td>\nShi-gatsu<\/td>\nOctober<\/td>\n\u5341\u6708<\/td>\nJuu-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n\u4e94\u6708<\/td>\nGo-gatsu<\/td>\nNovember<\/td>\n\u5341\u4e00\u6708<\/td>\nJuu-ichi-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/td>\n\u516d\u6708<\/td>\nRoku-gatsu<\/td>\nDecember<\/td>\n\u5341\u4e8c\u6708<\/td>\nJuu-ni-gatsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Unfortunately the days of the month are a little bit complicated as they have some irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nTsuitachi<\/td>\nthe 1st<\/td>\n16<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuroku-nichi<\/td>\nthe 16th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nFutsuka<\/td>\nthe 2nd<\/td>\n17<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuushichi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 17th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nMik-ka<\/td>\nthe 3rd<\/td>\n18<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuhachi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 18th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nYok-ka<\/td>\nthe 4th<\/td>\n19<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuku-nichi<\/td>\nthe 19th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nItsuka<\/td>\nthe 5th<\/td>\n20<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nHatsuka<\/td>\nthe 20th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nMuika<\/td>\nthe 6th<\/td>\n21<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-ichi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 21st<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNanoka<\/td>\nthe 7th<\/td>\n22<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-ni-nichi<\/td>\nthe 22nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nYouka<\/td>\nthe 8th<\/td>\n23<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-san-nichi<\/td>\nthe 23rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nKokonoka<\/td>\nthe 9th<\/td>\n24<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-yok-ka<\/td>\nthe 24th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nTouka<\/td>\nthe 10th<\/td>\n25<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-go-nichi<\/td>\nthe 25th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuichi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 11th<\/td>\n26<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-roku-nichi<\/td>\nthe 26th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuni-nichi<\/td>\nthe 12th<\/td>\n27<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-shichi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 27th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuusan-nichi<\/td>\nthe 13th<\/td>\n28<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-hachi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 28th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuuyok-ka<\/td>\nthe 14th<\/td>\n29<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nNijuu-ku-nichi<\/td>\nthe 29th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nJuugo-nichi<\/td>\nthe 15th<\/td>\n30<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nSanjuu-nichi<\/td>\nthe 30th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n31<\/strong>\u65e5<\/strong><\/td>\nSanjuu-ichi-nichi<\/td>\nthe 31st<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saying a date in Japanese is much like saying it in English: You just put the day of the month after the month itself. For instance, if today’s date were November 11, you would say: \u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3061\u304c\u3064\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3061\u306b\u3061\u3067\u3059\u3000(kyou wa juuichigatsu juuichinichi desu).<\/p>\n

So I hope you guys have fun learning the dates \u65e5\u4ed8 (\u3072\u3065\u3051)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I have mentioned in my last post, the basic counting in japanese is very important. Not only to tell the time but also to say the date. Let\u2019s start with the days of the week: To learn the days of the week is quite simple. The days of the\u00a0 week are named after an…<\/p>\n

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