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Free Japanese Days & Months Flashcards
Japanese months are gloriously logical — just number + gatsu — while the days of the week are named for the elements and planets. These cards cover both systems plus the daily time words.
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QHow are months formed in Japanese?
ANumber + gatsu: ichigatsu (Jan), nigatsu (Feb)... jūnigatsu (Dec)
QWhat is Monday in Japanese, and its element?
AGetsuyōbi (月曜日) — Moon day
QWhat is Tuesday in Japanese, and its element?
AKayōbi (火曜日) — Fire day
QWhat is Wednesday in Japanese, and its element?
ASuiyōbi (水曜日) — Water day
QWhat is Thursday in Japanese, and its element?
AMokuyōbi (木曜日) — Wood day
QWhat is Friday in Japanese, and its element?
AKin'yōbi (金曜日) — Gold/metal day
QWhat are Saturday and Sunday in Japanese?
ADoyōbi (土曜日, earth) and nichiyōbi (日曜日, sun)
QHow do you say "today, tomorrow, yesterday" in Japanese?
Akyō, ashita, kinō
QWhat is April in Japanese?
AShigatsu (四月) — month four
QHow do you ask "What time is it?" in Japanese?
AIma nanji desu ka? (今何時ですか)
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- One fact per card. Months are free once you know numbers (shigatsu = month four = April) — spend your effort on the element-named weekdays.
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