Japanese Conversation · Level 18
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Japanese word
一月
Pronunciation
Romajihitotsuki
Meaning
- nounone month
Example
この仕事は一月かかります。ko no shi goto wa hito tsuki ka ka ri ma su
This work takes one month.
More examples
この書類は一月以内に提出してください。ko no sho rui wa hito tsuki i nai ni tei shutsu shi te ku da sa i
Please submit this document within one month.
Core concept
Describes the length of time contained in one month, without identifying which calendar month it is.
Common phrases
一月かかるhito tsuki ka ka ru
take one month
一月以内hito tsuki i nai
within one month
一月後hito tsuki ato
one month later
Definition in Japanese
特定の月を指さず、月一つ分に当たる時間の長さ。toku tei no tsuki o sa sa zu tsuki hito tsu bun ni a ta ru ji kan no naga sa
Word origin
一月 (hitotsuki) is a native Japanese compound of 一 (hito, "one") and 月 (tsuki, "month"), so its form directly expresses one month.
Usage tips
- The duration in この仕事は一月かかります (Kono shigoto wa hitotsuki kakarimasu) is expressed with 一月 (hitotsuki), not the calendar-month reading 一月 (ichigatsu).