VocabJLPT N1
first third of a month
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. first third of a month
  2. 2. first ten days of a month
Refers to the first ten days of a month, roughly from the 1st to the 10th. Japanese divides each month into three parts of ten days each, and this term is used to specify timing in schedules, deadlines, or historical records.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Please have those documents ready by the first part of the month.

Sentence 2

The board meeting is scheduled to take place in the first part of the month.

Sentence 3

If new projects come in early in the month, should we reconsider our staffing?

Sentence 4

Early-access reservations will close in the first part of the month.

Sentence 5

Accounting sent a reminder to submit expenses in the first part of the month.