日付Date quiz

Read Japanese dates clearly.

Practice years, months, day-of-month readings, and era dates so calendar entries become easier to read.

3 date parts

1 format

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No. 1

How do you read this date?

2080年6月15日

Watch for irregular date readings like tsuitachi, yokka, tooka, and hatsuka.

02Forms and records

Why it matters

Learning how to read dates is essential for understanding schedules, appointments, and historical events in Japan.

03Study habit

How to practice

Use this quiz to practice converting dates into their Japanese readings. Many days of the month have irregular readings, so focus on those.

Practice notes

Study tips

  1. 01Focus on the first 10 days of the month. They are almost all irregular: tsuitachi, futsuka, mikka, and more.
  2. 02Remember that 4, 7, and 9 often have special readings in dates: shigatsu, shichigatsu, and kugatsu.
  3. 03The 20th of the month is always "hatsuka", not "nijunichi".
  4. 04Say the full date out loud as you type to reinforce your memory.
  5. 05Japanese eras are common in official documents. For the first year of an era, "gannen" is used instead of "ichinen".

Patterns

Date Patterns

Year
[Number] + nen (年)
Month
[Number] + gatsu (月)
Day
[Number] + nichi (日), with many irregulars

Reference

Months

MonthPronunciationJapanese
Januaryichigatsu1月
Februarynigatsu2月
Marchsangatsu3月
Aprilshigatsu4月
Maygogatsu5月
Junerokugatsu6月
Julyshichigatsu7月
Augusthachigatsu8月
Septemberkugatsu9月
Octoberjuugatsu10月
Novemberjuuichigatsu11月
Decemberjuunigatsu12月

Reference

Irregular Days

Common irregular day-of-month readings

DayPronunciationJapanese
1sttsuitachi1日
2ndfutsuka2日
3rdmikka3日
4thyokka4日
5thitsuka5日
6thmuika6日
7thnanoka7日
8thyouka8日
9thkokonoka9日
10thtooka10日
14thjuuyokka14日
20thhatsuka20日
24thnijuuyokka24日

Reference

Japanese Eras

EraKanjiDates
Reiwa令和2019.5.1-present
Heisei平成1989.1.8-2019.4.30
Showa昭和1926.12.25-1989.1.7
Taisho大正1912.7.30-1926.12.25
Meiji明治1868.9.8-1912.7.30