Junikizuki

十二鬼月

literallytwelve + ogre + Moon

The twelve strongest demons.

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十tenジュウジッジュッとお2 strokes · taught in grade 1 二two, two radical (no. 7)ニジふたふた.つ2 strokes · taught in grade 1 鬼ghost, devilキおにおに-10 strokes 月month, moonゲツガツつき4 strokes · taught in grade 1

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十

十一じゅういちeleven
十億じゅうおく1,000,000,000
十九じゅうきゅうnineteen
十月じゅうがつOctober
十五じゅうごfifteen

二

十二じゅうにtwelve
第二だいにsecond
二院にいんthe two houses of legislature
二回にかいtwice
二階にかいsecond floor

鬼

鬼神きしんfierce god
吸血鬼きゅうけつきvampire

月

一月いちがつJanuary
一月ひとつきone month
隔月かくげつevery second month
九月くがつSeptember
月額げつがくmonthly sum

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