1.
one month; a period of one month
A duration of one month. An alternative reading of 一月, distinct from いちがつ (January) and いちげつ.
一月で終わる。
It will be done in one month.
一月ほど留守にする予定だ。
I plan to be away for about a month.
この仕事は一月では終わらないだろう。
This job probably won't be finished in one month.
An alternative reading of 一月. When read as ひとつき, it means a duration of one month, not the calendar month of January.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 一月で: in one month
- 一月ほど: about a month
- 一月に一回: once a month
- 一月も経たないうちに: in less than a month
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 一ヶ月: one month — the standard way to express one month as a duration; more common in everyday speech
- 一月: January — the calendar month, not a duration