Time
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| ichi ji 一時 |
one o'clock |
| ni ji 二時 |
two o'clock |
| san ji 三時 |
three o'clock |
| yo ji 四時 |
four o'clock |
| go ji 五時 |
five o'clock |
| roku ji 六時 |
six o'clock |
| shichi ji 七時 |
seven o'clock |
| hachi ji 八時 |
eight o'clock |
| ku ji 九時 |
nine o'clock |
| juu ji 十時 |
ten o'clock |
| juuichi ji 十一時 |
eleven o'clock |
| juuni ji 十二時 |
twelve o'clock |
| jikan 時間 |
time |
| fun, pun 分 |
minutes |
| gozen 午前 |
a.m. |
| gogo 午後 |
p.m. |
| shougo 正午 |
noon |
| mayonaka 真夜中 |
midnight |
| Nan ji desu ka. 何時ですか。 |
What time is it? |
| Ichiji
desu. 一時です。 |
It's one o 'clock. |
| Gozen ku ji
desu. 午前九時です。 |
It's 9 a.m. |
| Gogo san ji han
desu. 午後三時半です。 |
It's 3:30 p.m. |
Han means half, as in half past the hour. Unlike English, gozen (a.m.) and gogo (p.m.) come before the time.
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