January
/ˈdʒænjuəri/noun
उच्चारण जैन्युअरी
जनवरी
Basic word
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[U, C]
the first month of the year, between December and February
जनवरी
- in January
- on 26 January
- The new term begins in January.
+ 2 more examples
- Makar Sankranti falls in mid-January.
- Winter is at its coldest in January in the north.
Synonyms first month
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in January / on 26 January
Use in with the month alone and on with a specific date: in January, on 26 January.
केवल महीने के साथ 'in' और किसी विशेष तिथि के साथ 'on' लगता है: in January, on 26 January।
- Republic Day is celebrated on 26 January.
- Our exams begin in January.
January + year
Write the date in British style as 26 January 2026, with no comma after the month. When the year follows, no preposition is needed.
तिथि British शैली में लिखें: 26 January 2026। वर्ष साथ हो तब किसी preposition की आवश्यकता नहीं।
- The new syllabus was introduced in January 2024.
- He was born on 15 January 2005.
last / next / early / late January
Words such as last, next, early, late and mid take no preposition before January.
last, next, early, late और mid जैसे शब्दों के बाद January से पहले कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
- The results will be out in late January.
- Next January, Radhika will turn eighteen.
January (capital letter and no plural)
Months always begin with a capital letter. January is rarely pluralised, but you may say all the Januarys when you mean several of them.
महीनों के नाम हमेशा capital अक्षर से शुरू होते हैं। January का plural कम होता है, पर कई जनवरी की बात हो तो 'Januarys' कहा जा सकता है।
- The Januarys in Kashmir are very cold.
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adjective + January
coldfoggyearlylastchilly
- A thick fog covers north India every January.
verb + January
start inend infall inbegin incelebrate in
- The kite festival falls in January.
January + noun
saleexamsessionweatherholiday
- The January exam was postponed because of the fog.
important January days
New Year's DayMakar SankrantiRepublic DayPongal
- Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the middle of January.
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- January is the first month of the year.
जनवरी वर्ष का पहला महीना है।
- Republic Day falls on 26 January every year.
गणतंत्र दिवस हर वर्ष 26 जनवरी को पड़ता है।
- The ice on the ponds melted only in late January.
तालाबों की बर्फ़ केवल जनवरी के अंत में पिघली।
- Arjun joined the new school in January, halfway through the session.
अर्जुन ने सत्र के बीच में, जनवरी में नए स्कूल में प्रवेश लिया।
- The January chill made everybody wear woollens even in the afternoon.
जनवरी की ठंड ने दोपहर में भी सबको ऊनी कपड़े पहनने पर मजबूर कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My birthday is in 12 January.
✓ My birthday is on 12 January.
Use on with a specific date.
किसी विशेष तिथि के साथ 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ Exams will start from the January month.
✓ Exams will start in January.
Do not add 'month' after the name of a month, and use in, not from the.
महीने के नाम के बाद 'month' न जोड़ें, और 'from the' नहीं, 'in' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ It was cold in the last January.
✓ It was cold last January.
Last, next and this take no preposition or article before a month.
Last, next और this के साथ महीने से पहले preposition या article नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
first month
§Grammar and usage
Months take in ('in January') and dates take on ('on 26 January').
महीनों के साथ in ('in January') और तारीख़ों के साथ on ('on 26 January')।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, who had two faces looking forward and back.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में January आरंभ के रोमन देवता Janus के नाम पर है, जिनके आगे और पीछे देखते दो चेहरे थे।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
26 January is Republic Day (the Constitution came into force in 1950); 12 January is National Youth Day; 15 January is Army Day; 24 January is National Girl Child Day; 25 January is National Voters' Day; 30 January is Martyrs' Day.
26 जनवरी गणतंत्र दिवस है (1950 में संविधान लागू हुआ); 12 जनवरी राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस; 15 जनवरी थल सेना दिवस; 24 जनवरी राष्ट्रीय बालिका दिवस; 25 जनवरी राष्ट्रीय मतदाता दिवस; 30 जनवरी शहीद दिवस है।