Months and Days:
Here we will learn some new characters as well as apply what we've learned about numbers. Japanese Months are easy...if you can count to 12 you can say all the months. Notice the Kanji for Gatsu is the same Kanji as used for Moon.
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Ichi gatsu | January |
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Ni gatsu | February |
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San gatsu | March |
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Shi gatsu | April |
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Go gatsu | May |
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Roku gatsu | June |
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Shichi gatsu | July |
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Hachi gatsu | August |
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Ku gatsu | September |
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Juu gatsu | October |
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Juu-Ichi gatsu | November |
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Juu-ni gatsu | December |
| Days of the week are an elemental name followed by the word "Youbi" | ||||||
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Nichiyoubi
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Getsuyoubi
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Kayoubi
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Suiyoubi
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Mokuyoubi
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Kinyoubi
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Doyoubi
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Sun
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Moon
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Fire
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Water
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Wood
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Gold
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Earth
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 Nichi - You(yoh) Bi |
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