七月 – What is July in Japanese?

July in Japanese is not too hard to remember. As long as you remember that it is the seventh month then you are all set! Just add 7 to the Kanji for moon. I’ll explain more below.

What is July in Japanese

July in Japanese is 7月しちがつ. If you want to write that in Roman Characters it is shichigatsu. Basically, in order to say July in Japanese, just remember the number seven and the kanji character for moon. 7 in Japanese is shichi or 七. So you can also write July as 七月 in Japanese. This is exactly how all of the months in Japanese work.

月 – How to say the Months in Japanese

The Old way to say July in Japanese

If you are curious there is an old or more traditional word for July in Japanese. It is 文月ふづき. This word was used in the old Japanese calendar. This again in Roman Characters would be fuzuki.

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Putting it all Together

So shichigatsu is July in Japanese. You can write it as the following:

• ７月
• 七月

Or the traditional word is 文月.

Reference

• 月 (暦) – Wikipedia (Japanese)