月

Today’s second #kanji is #月, which can also make its own radical. 月 is a pictograph for a crescent.

Meaning: the Moon, month

月曜日（ゲツヨウび）: Monday
月光（ゲッコウ）: moonlight, a moonbeam
一か月（イッカゲツ）: one month (long)
満月（マンゲツ）: a full moon

生年月日（セイネンガッぴ）: the year, month, and day of birth; date of birth
一月（イチガツ）: January

一月（ひとつき）: one month (long)
月（つき）: the Moon
三日月（みかづき）: a crescent

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如月（きさらぎ）: an old name for February

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