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先月 (せんげつ) — last month | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

先月

せんげつ

adverb

Meanings

1last month

Example sentence

先月、京都へ行きました。

せんげつ、きょうとへいきました。

I went to Kyoto last month.

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Kanji in this word

先Before, Ahead, Previous6 strokes 月Month, Moon4 strokes

More words with 先

先着せんちゃく · first arrivalN1 先天的せんてんてき · inherentN1 勤め先つとめさき · place of workN1 優先ゆうせん · preferenceN1 先頭せんとう ·

Full entry on Jisho

head

N2

先端せんたん · pointed endN2

先々月せんせんげつ · month before lastN2

先だってせんだって · recentlyN1

More words with 月

満月まんげつ · full moonN1 月給げっきゅう · monthly salaryN2 月末げつまつ · end of the monthN2 三日月みかづき · crescent moonN2 月日つきひ · timeN2 年月としつき · months and yearsN3 月謝げっしゃ · monthly tuition feeN1

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