一ヶ月 One Month

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

Explanation

一 uses the on'yomi you learned with it, but gets shortened to いっ, so watch out for that. The 月 reading is the げつ on'yomi you've learned. You can guess it's げつ here since it's not being used in a specific month's name.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 一ヶ月〜

  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

• 一ヶ月の〜

  一ヶ月の間

  for one month

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

1. 一

   いち One
2. 月

   げつ Moon