Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なな
Grade: 1
げつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
七箇月

Etymology

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(なな) (nana, seven) + () (ka, a simplified form of () (ka), the counter for months) + (げつ) (getsu, month)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) なかげつ [nànákáꜜgètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) ちかげつ [shìchíkáꜜgètsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [na̠na̠ka̠ɡe̞t͡sɨ]
  • IPA(key): [ɕit͡ɕika̠ɡe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

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(なな)(げつ) or (しち)(げつ) (nanakagetsu or shichikagetsu

  1. seven months (duration)
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Japanese number-counter combinations for (げつ) (kagetsu)
1 2 3 4 5
(いっ)(げつ) (ikkagetsu) ()(げつ) (nikagetsu) (さん)(げつ) (sankagetsu) (よん)(げつ) (yonkagetsu) ()(げつ) (gokagetsu)
6 7 8 9 10
(ろっ)(げつ) (rokkagetsu) (なな)(げつ) (nanakagetsu)
(しち)(げつ) (shichikagetsu)
(はっ)(げつ) (hakkagetsu)
(はち)(げつ) (hachikagetsu)
(きゅう)(げつ) (kyūkagetsu) (じゅっ)(げつ) (jukkagetsu)
(じっ)(げつ) (jikkagetsu)
11 12 13 14 How many?
十一(じゅういっ)(げつ) (jūikkagetsu) 十二(じゅうに)(げつ) (jūnikagetsu) 十三(じゅうさん)(げつ) (jūsankagetsu) 十四(じゅうよん)(げつ) (jūyonkagetsu) (なん)(げつ) (nankagetsu)
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