How to Say ‘Three months’ in Japanese
三か月
san kagetsu
[san kah-get-soo]
💬 Usage Tip: The small か in 三か月 is said (ka): (san-ka-getsu). Leave out か and you get 三月 (san-gatsu) "March" instead.
Phrase Breakdown
三
san
[san]
three
The number three; a trio.
本を三冊ください。
Please give me three books.
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.
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