Meaning

Primary

One Month

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember the 〜ヶ月 counter? Replace the with a one and this becomes one month.

Reading

いっかげつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

uses the on'yomi you learned with it, but gets shortened, so watch out for that. The rest is as you learned it!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 一ヶ月間

    for one month

    一ヶ月前

    one month ago

    一ヶ月後

    one month later

    一ヶ月半

    a month and a half

Context Sentences

クリスマスまであと一ヶ月ですね!

It's one more month until Christmas!

一ヶ月半、日本で学校に行くんです。

I'll be going to school in Japan for one and a half months.

一ヶ月間、家から出ずにゲームをした。

I played games at home without going outside for a month.

Kanji Composition