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Japanese symbol for “november”

Romaji: juuichigatsu
November

In Japanese, november is , read (juuichigatsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n November
  2. n eleventh month of the lunar calendar

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

month, moon
on: ゲツ、ガツ
kun: つき
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “november”

WordReadingMeaning
ノベンバー nobenbaaNovember

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんげつ kongetsuthis month
まいつき maitsukievery month; each month; monthly
せんげつ sengetsulast month
げつよう getsuyouMonday
らいげつ raigetsunext month
しょうがつ shougatsuNew Year (esp. first three days)

See also: Chinese symbol for “november”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.