| February |
にがつ |
如月 or 衣更着 (きさらぎ or きぬさらぎ) |
| March |
さんがつ |
弥生 (やよい) |
| April |
しがつ |
卯月 (うずき) |
| May |
ごがつ |
皐月 or 早月 or 五月(さつき) |
| June |
ろくがつ |
水無月 (みなつき or みなずき, no water month) |
| July |
しがつ |
文月 (ふみずき, book month) |
| August |
はちがつ |
葉月 (はずき, leaf month) |
| September |
くがつ |
長月 (ながつき, long month) |
| October |
じゅうがつ |
神無月 (かんなずき or かみなずき, no god month), 神有月 or 神在月; (かみありずき, god month) only in Izumo province, where all the gods are believed to gather in October for an annual meeting at the Izumo Shrine. |
| November |
じゅういちがつ |
霜月 (しもつき, frost month) |
| December |
じゅうにがつ |
師走 (しわす, teachers run; it is named so because even teachers are busy at the end of a year.) |