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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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