１２月

• 読み: じゅうにがつ
• ローマ字: juunigatsu
• 漢字の分解: 十 (juu) — ten; 二 (ni) — two; 月 (gatsu/tsuki) — month
• 発音: /dʑɯː.ni.ɡa.tsɯ/

意味

December. The twelfth and last month of the year.

Formed by combining 十二 (juuni, twelve) with 月 (gatsu, month). December is a busy month in Japan with year-end parties (忘年会), end-of-year cleaning (大掃除), and New Year preparations. Christmas is celebrated as a commercial and romantic holiday rather than a religious one.

例文

1. １２月は忘年会が多いです。
2. １２月３１日は大晦日です。
3. １２月に大掃除をします。

使い方ガイド

場面: calendar, year-end, holidays

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Numerical month system: 十二 (juuni, twelve) + 月 (gatsu, month). The old poetic name for December was 師走 (shiwasu), meaning 'teachers running,' as even Buddhist monks were busy with year-end duties.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal