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月末
Meaning in Englishend of the month
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What it means
月末 means the end of the month. It denotes the final days of a calendar month and is used to refer to deadlines, monthly reporting periods, and payroll or billing cycles in Japanese.
Main meanings
- end-of-month deadline and reporting cycle in business and administration. Romaji: getsumatsu
- calendar reference indicating the close of the monthly period. Romaji: getsumatsu
- appears in fixed phrases to mark timing like 月末に and 月末までに. Romaji: getsumatsu
How to use it
月末 is used in formal and semi-formal contexts, notably in business, finance, HR, and project planning; common constructions include 月末までに and 月末時点; in casual speech 月末 is used as a time reference for deadlines or monthly cycles. 例: 月末に提出してください。
Variants and close terms
- 月末（げつまつ） — end of the month
- 月末時点（げつまつじてん） — as of the end of the month
- 月末日までに（げつまつにちまでに） — by the end of the month
Composition
- 月: moon, month; 末: end; together they indicate the final part of a month, a Sino-Japanese compound read with on'yomi as getsu + matsu
Etymology
月 (on'yomi getsu, meaning moon or month) and 末 (on'yomi matsu, meaning end) combine to form a Sino-Japanese compound to express the boundary at the month’s end; the reading is getsumatsu.
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Noun (名詞, 複合名詞)
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