Okay. The meaning of 五月 is May. But, it doesn’t accept “fifth month”. Sure, there’s a proper noun for the fifth month, but it doesn’t accept “five months”. Five months is absolutely a correct meaning for 五月. And this trend continues over all the months. But, it works for 日. 五日 can be answered “fifth…

[image] ben12lingo: Five months is absolutely a correct meaning for 五月. 五月 actually cannot mean “five months”. To count months as in duration you use ヶ月 (which has other spellings as well), pronounced かげつ. So to your question: [image] ben12lingo: But, it works for 日. 五日 can be answered …

WHY, 月 ? Just WHY?

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