JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

先月 (sengetsu)

先月 (せんげつ, sengetsu) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “last month”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんげつ
Romaji: sengetsu
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

last month · noun, adverb

Example sentences

先月は、ほとんど雨が降らなかった。

We had little rain last month.

Tatoeba #141880

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先月

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

月

month, moonゲツ・ガツ・つき · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先月.

先さきpoint先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1387500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.