What is the meaning of 月 in this sentence?


★please note: if it’s possible, I wouldn’t want the whole sentence translated
as I want to do it myself. I’d prefer to have information about my questions
with examples in other sentences than this one. I learn more than when I’m
just given an answer. Of course, if it can’t be explained without explaining
the whole sentence it’s ok too!

保険制度『の』おかげ『で』患者『の』支払う医療費『は』月数万程度［だ]『が』 [Page in the left, second panel from
the top, first bubble on the
right.](https://www.sukima.me/bv/t/blackjackniyoroshiku/v/1/s/3/p/14)

月 can mean moon but that’s not it here so I’d logically narrow it down to the
meaning of month. But considering what comes after, I don’t know how to word
it!

数万 means “tens of thousands” and 程度 means “degree”.




This 月【つき】 means "per month". You may know [に is used for this
purpose](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/37059/5010), but [1日]{いちにち}, 週,
月 and 年 work like a shorthand and you don't have to say に. (いち must be used
only before 日. 週/月/年 is preceded by nothing.)

Examples:

  * 年1回  
once a year

  * 1日3錠  
3 tables/pills per day

  * 1日1時間  
an hour a day (not "a day and an hour"; see
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/58968/5010))

  * 月5本  
5 episodes/lessons/etc a month

  * 週5日  
five days a week

* * *

程度 in this context is "about" or "roughly". So 月数万程度 means "about tens of
thousands of yen a month".




This 月【つき】 means "per month". You may know [に is used for this
purpose](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/37059/5010), but [1日]{いちにち}, 週,
月 and 年 work like a shorthand and you don't have to say に. (いち must be used
only before 日. 週/月/年 is preceded by nothing.)

Examples:

  * 年1回  
once a year

  * 1日3錠  
3 tables/pills per day

  * 1日1時間  
an hour a day (not "a day and an hour"; see
[this](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/58968/5010))

  * 月5本  
5 episodes/lessons/etc a month

  * 週5日  
five days a week

* * *

程度 in this context is "about" or "roughly". So 月数万程度 means "about tens of
thousands of yen a month".

