月刊誌

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 月刊誌(げっかんし) means a magazine published once a month.
• Basic usage: It refers to a science magazine read at a library or a magazine with a particular month's feature.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Publication frequency
  • 月刊誌 is a monthly magazine; 週刊誌 is a weekly magazine.
• Reading 月刊
  • 月刊 is read げっかん, with a small っ. Adding 誌 gives げっかんし.