ヶ月

かげつ

Also written か月, カ月, ヵ月, 箇月, ケ月, 個月

Meanings

1. Counter counter for months

Kanji

• 月 month. Read as ゲツ.

Example sentences

• 妊娠４か月です。
  I am four months pregnant.
• 君は何ヶ月もよく働いたのだから休暇をもらったのは当然のことだ。
  You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday.
• 株価は一ヶ月のうちに半分に下がった。
  The price of the stock declined by half in a month.
• 株価は１ヵ月のうちに半分に下がった。
  The price of stock declined by half in a month.
• 外国へ行って１ヶ月も経たぬうちに、彼は病気になった。
  He had not been abroad for one month before he was taken ill.

Common phrases

• 何ヶ月も (なんかげつも) (for) months
• 何ヶ月か (なんかげつか) a few months

Words containing ヶ月

• 数ヶ月 (すうかげつ) several months
• 何ヶ月 (なんかげつ) how many months
• 一ヶ月 (いっかげつ) one month

And 6 more.

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