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毎月 (まいつき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

毎まい月つき

also: まいげつ

ま

い

つ

き

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

adverb, noun

every month; monthly

Standard temporal expression for something that happens each month. Can be used adverbially or as a noun.

毎まい月つき、家や賃ちんを払はらっています。
I pay rent every month.
この雑ざっ誌しは毎まい月つき発はっ行こうさ

れ

ます

。

This magazine is published monthly.

Written forms

毎月Usage100%
- まいつき
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading まいつき is the most common and widely understood.
- まいげつ
  Alternate reading, also common, especially in news and formal contexts. Both readings are interchangeable in most situations.
まいげつ

Kanji

毎every
月month, moon

Similar words

毎まい週しゅう
毎週 means 'every week', while 毎月 means 'every month'.
毎まい年とし
毎年 means 'every year', while 毎月 means 'every month'.

Etymology

Compound of 毎 (every) and 月 (month). The reading まいつき uses the kun'yomi for 月, while まいげつ uses the on'yomi.