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Can some help me by explaining what the difference between these two is?
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word-choice counters
ichi-gatsu vs hitotsuki
[一月]{いちがつ} is "January".  
[一月]{ひとつき} (or [一か月]{いっかげつ}) is "one month".

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Compare:

[一月]{いちがつ}、[二月]{にがつ}、[三月]{さんがつ}... = January, February, March...  
[一月]{ひとつき}、[二月]{ふたつき}、[三月]{みつき}... (or
[一か月]{いっかげつ}、[二か月]{にかげつ}、[三か月]{さんかげつ}...) = one month, two months, three
months...
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There is a big difference between 一月【いちがつ】 and 一月【ひとつき】.

一月【いちがつ】 means January, but 一月【ひとつき】 means month (one month).

For example:

>   * 一月は寒い。 - It's cold in January. (Not one month)
>   * 一月に一回髪を切る - I have my hair cut **once a month**.
>     * It can mean "I have my hair cut **in January**.
>

How to distinguish them - It's bit hard. **_Guess from the context_**.

In order to distinguish them easily, you can write _ひと月_. (It is sometimes
used)
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