MONTHS OF THE YEAR January = Ichigatsu ;Feburary = Nigatsu; March = Sangatsu; April = Shigatsu; May = Gogatsu; June = Rokugatsu; July = Shichigatsu; August = Hachigatsu; September = Kugatsu; October = Jugatsu; November = Juichigatsu; December = Junigatsu.