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| 二〇一六年十二月十一日 | | 二〇一六年十二月十一日 | ||
| | | にせんじゅうろくねん じゅうにがつ じゅういちにち | ||
| | | nisenjuurokunen juunigatsu juuichinichi | ||
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| 二〇一六年十二月 | | 二〇一六年十二月 | ||
| | | にせんじゅうろくねん じゅうにがつ | ||
| | | nisenjuurokunen juunigatsu | ||
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| 十二月十一日 | | 十二月十一日 | ||
| | | じゅうにがつ じゅういちにち | ||
| juunigatsu juuichinichi | | juunigatsu juuichinichi | ||
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==== -- Year (Counter: 年, -nen) ==== | ==== -- Year (Counter: 年, -nen) ==== | ||
This policy does not apply to the 年 (nen, year) counter, when being used as a date. For dates regarding specific calendar years, such as "2016年" meaning "the calendar year 2016", transcribe as "2016-nen". If given in kanji, such as "二〇一六年", transcribe in full as " | This policy does not apply to the 年 (nen, year) counter, when being used as a date. For dates regarding specific calendar years, such as "2016年" meaning "the calendar year 2016", transcribe as "2016-nen". If given in kanji, such as "二〇一六年", transcribe in full as "nisenjuuroku-nen". | ||
If 年 is being used to count the number of years as a counter object, ie 12年 as in "twelve years", transcribe in full: ''juuninen''. | If 年 is being used to count the number of years as a counter object, ie 12年 as in "twelve years", transcribe in full: ''juuninen''. | ||
==== -- Month (Counter: 月, -gatsu) ==== | ==== -- Month (Counter: 月, -gatsu) ==== | ||
The 12 months of the year are considered dictionary terms. Similar to how the months in English are named January through December, the Japanese months are named 一月/1月 through 十二月/12月. When used to refer to the month, transcribe in full, such as ''ichigatsu'' and ''juunigatsu''. | The 12 months of the year are considered dictionary terms, always transcribe in full. Similar to how the months in English are named January through December, the Japanese months are named 一月/1月 through 十二月/12月. When used to refer to the month, transcribe in full, such as ''ichigatsu'' and ''juunigatsu''. | ||
If 月 is being used to count the number of months as a counter object, ie 12ヶ月 as in "twelve months", transcribe in full: ''juunikagetsu''. | If 月 is being used to count the number of months as a counter object, ie 12ヶ月 as in "twelve months", transcribe in full: ''juunikagetsu''. | ||
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==== -- Day (Counter: 日, -nichi) ==== | ==== -- Day (Counter: 日, -nichi) ==== | ||
This policy does not apply to the 日 (nichi, day) counter, when being used as a date. For dates regarding specific calendar days, such as "11日" meaning "the calendar date of the 11th", transcribe as "11-nichi" | This policy does not apply to the 日 (nichi, day) counter, when being used as a date. For dates regarding specific calendar days, such as "11日" meaning "the calendar date of the 11th", transcribe as "11-nichi". If given in kanji, such as "十一日", transcribe in full as "juuichinichi". | ||
If 日 is being used to count the number of days as a counter object, ie 11日 as in "eleven days", transcribe in full: ''juuichinichi''. | If 日 is being used to count the number of days as a counter object, ie 11日 as in "eleven days", transcribe in full: ''juuichinichi''. |
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