How to Say ‘One month later’ in Japanese
一か月後
itsu kagetsu go
[ee-chee kah-get-soo goh]
💬 Usage Tip: 後 (go) after a time length means "that much later": 一週間後 (isshūkan-go) "one week later". 一か月 is read (ikkagetsu), with a held beat on the small っ sound.
Phrase Breakdown
一
itsu
[ee-chee]
one
The number one. When combined with counters, its reading can change.
一つください。
Please give me one.
か月
kagetsu
[kah-get-soo]
months (counter for months)
か月 is the counter used for counting months in duration. Combined with 3, it is read as さんかげつ, meaning 'three months.'
こちらに住み始めてまだ3か月です。
I have only been living here for three months.
後
go
[goh]
after; later
Suffix after a time period meaning 'that much time later'.
一週間後に来てください。
Please come one week later.
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