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Months

ichigatsu
一月
January
nigatsu
二月
February
sangatsu
三月
March
shigatsu
四月
April
gogatsu
五月
May
rokugatsu
六月
June
shichigatsu
七月
July
hachigatsu
八月
August
kugatsu
九月
September
juugatsu
十月
October
juuichigatsu
十一月
November
juunigatsu
十二月
December

There is no capitalization in Japanese. Months are basically numbers (1~12) + gatsu. Pay attention to April, July and September. April is shigatsu not yongatsu, July is shichigatsu not nanagatsu and September is kugatsu not kyuugatsu. Click here to learn the old names of the months. 

The Days of the Week

nichiyoubi
日曜日
Sunday
getsuyoubi
月曜日
Monday
kayoubi
火曜日
Tuesday
suiyoubi
水曜日
Wednesday
mokuyoubi
木曜日
Thursday
kinyoubi
金曜日
Friday
doyoubi
土曜日
Saturday
Kyou wa nan youbi desu ka.
今日は何曜日ですか。
What day is it today?

Four Seasons

shiki
四季
four seasons
haru
spring
natsu
summer
aki
fall
fuyu
winter

Click here for how to write the four seasons in hiragana.

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