八月 – What is August in Japanese?

August in Japanese is not too hard to remember. As long as you remember that it is the eighth month then you are all set! Just add 8 to the Kanji for moon. I’ll explain more below.

What is August in Japanese

August in Japanese is 8月はちがつ. If you want to write that in Roman Characters it is hachigatsu. Basically, in order to say August in Japanese, just remember the number eight and the kanji character for moon. 8 in Japanese is hachi or 八. So you can also write August as 八月 in Japanese. This is exactly how all of the months in Japanese work.

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The Old way to say August in Japanese

If you are curious there is an old or more traditional word for August in Japanese. It is 葉月はづき. This word was used in the old Japanese calendar. This again in Roman Characters would be hazuki.

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Putting it all Together

So hachigatsu is August in Japanese. You can write it as the following:

• ８月
• 八月

Or the traditional word is 葉月.

Reference

• 月 (暦) – Wikipedia (Japanese)