ヶ月(げつ)

かげつ
counter
months (duration)
1. months (duration)
A counter for counting the duration of time in months. Different from 月(がつ) which is used for naming specific months.
日本語(にほんご)を三(さん)ヶ月(げつ)勉強(べんきょう)しています。
I have been studying Japanese for three months.
六(ろっ)ヶ月(げつ)の赤(あか)ちゃん
A six-month-old baby
Note: ろっかげつ with small っ
あと何(なん)ヶ月(げつ)かかりますか。
How many more months will it take?
一(いっ)ヶ月(げつ)で五(ご)キロやせました。
I lost five kilos in one month.
Note: いっかげつ with small っ
十(じゅう)ヶ月(げつ)待(ま)っても、手紙(てがみ)が来(こ)ませんでした。
Even after waiting ten months, no letter came.

ヶ月(げつ) counts duration in months. Written with the small ヶ character (not カ or か, though か月(げつ) is also seen).

COUNTING FORMS:

SOUND CHANGES:
The か undergoes gemination (っ) after 一(いち), 六(ろく), 八(はち), and 十(じゅう): いっかげつ, ろっかげつ, はっかげつ, じゅっかげつ.

CONTRAST WITH 月(がつ):

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Added 2026.1.7 21:07 · Revised 2026.5.14 2:11
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