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How to say 'Monthly' in Japanese | 月刊

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The Japanese word for Monthly is 'Gekkan', written as 月刊 in Japanese.'Monthly' in hiragana is げっかん.

    word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

    Reading

    げっかん

    gekkan

    Kanji

    月Moon, Month 刊Publish, Edition

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '月刊 (げっかん)' refers to something that is published or occurs on a monthly basis. It is commonly used in the context of magazines, journals, or other periodicals. For example: This is a monthly magazine「これは月刊雑誌です」(これはげっかんざっしです). The company releases a monthly report「会社は月刊レポートを発行します」(かいしゃはげっかんレポートをはっこうします). The term emphasizes the regularity of the monthly schedule.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    4017

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 月刊

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    月

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

  • kanji

    刊

    Meaning

    Publish, Edition

Words Related to 月刊 Through the Kanji 月

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 月 as well.

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    月

    Meaning

    Moon

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    箇月

    Meaning

    Months

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    月給

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    月謝

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    毎月

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月初め

    Meaning

    Start

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    満月

    Meaning

    Full moon

Words Related to 月刊 Through the Kanji 刊

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 刊 as well.

  • word

    週刊誌

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

  • word

    夕刊

    Meaning

    Evening newspaper

  • word

    刊行

    Meaning

    Publication

  • word

    刊

    Meaning

    Publication

  • word

    週刊

    Meaning

    Weekly

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What does 'Gekkan' (月刊) mean?

'Gekkan' means 'Monthly' .

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