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数ヶ月 (すうかげつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

数すうヶか月げつ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to an unspecified number of months, typically more than two or three but less than many. Used in both spoken and written Japanese.

このプロジェクトは数すうヶか月げつかかるでしょう。
This project will probably take several months.
数すうヶか月げつ前まえから日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしています。

I've been studying Japanese for several months.

Written forms

数すうヶか月げつ
Most common kanji spelling; uses the small ke (ヶ) counter form.
数すうカか月げつ
Common variant using katakana カ instead of ヶ.
数すうか月げつ
Variant using hiragana か; less common but still seen.
数ヵ月すうかげつ
Rare variant with small katakana ヵ.
数すうケか月げつ
Rare variant with full-size katakana ケ.
数すう箇か月げつ
Formal or older variant using the kanji 箇.

Kanji

数number, strength, fate
月month, moon
箇counter for articles

Similar words

数すう日じつ
Means 'several days', a shorter time span than 数ヶ月.
数すう年ねん
Means 'several years', a longer time span than 数ヶ月.

Etymology

Compound of 数 (sū, 'several') + ヶ (ka, counter for months) + 月 (getsu, 'month'). The ヶ is a simplified form of 箇, a counter kanji.