ヶ月
Meanings
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counter for months
Attaches to a number to express a duration or a point in time measured in months. The reading かげつ is used for numbers 1–10; for 11 and above, かげつ is still used, but ヶ月 may be read as かげつ or sometimes こげつ in certain contexts (though かげつ is standard).
I have been studying Japanese for three months.
This project is scheduled to be completed in six months.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉ヶ月かかるto take ... months (to do something)
This project is expected to take three months.
- 〈数〉ヶ月間for a period of ... months
He studied abroad for a period of six months.
- 〈数〉ヶ月前... months ago
I moved two months ago.
- 〈数〉ヶ月ぶりfor the first time in ... months
I met him for the first time in three months.