Date quiz
Read Japanese dates clearly.
Practice year, month, and day readings in Japanese order with the formats you want to recognize.
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How do you read this date?
1906年12月28日
Tip: Spaces are OK. You can use romaji or kana. Example: "nisen nijuurokunen" or "にせんにじゅうろくねん"
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What to Practice
Practice year, month, and day readings. Japanese dates use a year-month-day order.
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Why it Matters
Learning how to read dates is essential for understanding schedules, appointments, and historical events in Japan.
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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!
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Study Tips
- • Focus on the first 10 days of the month - they are almost all irregular (tsuitachi, futsuka, mikka, etc.).
- • Remember that 4, 7, and 9 often have special readings in dates (shigatsu for April, shichigatsu for July, kugatsu for September).
- • The 20th of the month is always "hatsuka", not "nijunichi".
- • Say the full date out loud as you type to reinforce your memory.
- • Japanese eras (Gengō) are commonly used in official documents. For the first year of an era, "gannen" is used instead of "ichinen".
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Date Patterns
Year:
[Number] + nen (年)
Month:
[Number] + gatsu (月)
Day:
[Number] + nichi (日) - watch for many irregulars!
Months
Japanese month names
| Month | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| January | ichigatsu | 1月 |
| February | nigatsu | 2月 |
| March | sangatsu | 3月 |
| April | shigatsu | 4月 |
| May | gogatsu | 5月 |
| June | rokugatsu | 6月 |
| July | shichigatsu | 7月 |
| August | hachigatsu | 8月 |
| September | kugatsu | 9月 |
| October | juugatsu | 10月 |
| November | juuichigatsu | 11月 |
| December | juunigatsu | 12月 |
Irregular Days of the Month
Here are the irregular day readings
| Day | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | tsuitachi | 1日 |
| 2nd | futsuka | 2日 |
| 3rd | mikka | 3日 |
| 4th | yokka | 4日 |
| 5th | itsuka | 5日 |
| 6th | muika | 6日 |
| 7th | nanoka | 7日 |
| 8th | youka | 8日 |
| 9th | kokonoka | 9日 |
| 10th | tooka | 10日 |
| 14th | juuyokka | 14日 |
| 20th | hatsuka | 20日 |
| 24th | nijuuyokka | 24日 |
Japanese Eras
Modern era names and start years
| Era | Japanese | Start Year |
|---|---|---|
| Reiwa | 令和 | 2019.5.1-Present |
| Heisei | 平成 | 1989.1.8-2019.4.30 |
| Shōwa | 昭和 | 1926.12.25-1989.1.7 |
| Taishō | 大正 | 1912.7.30-1926.12.25 |
| Meiji | 明治 | 1868.9.8-1912.7.30 |
