January meaning

Definition of January

1. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

   Synonyms: Jan

   Type of: Gregorian calendar month

January in a sentence

• January 1st is a day when many Japanese go to the shrine.
• I was born in Tokyo on the eighth of January in 1950.
• His term of office as governor expires next January.
• Thank you very much for your letter of January 7th.
• The snow is very deep here in our town in January.

How to pronounce January

January is pronounced /ˈdʒænjʊəri/ in British English and /ˈdʒænjuɛri/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.