Japanese Vocabulary: How To Tell The Time In Japanese
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Time in Japanese
Time-(ๆ้)-(ใใใ)-( Jikan )
**Time Elements** | |||
**English** | Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji |
Minute | ๅ | ใถใ | *Bun* |
Hour | ๆ ้ | ใใใ | *Jikan* |
half past ... | ๅ | ใฏใ | *... Han* |
Day | ๆฅ | ใฒ | *Hi* |
Week | ้ฑ | ใใ | *Shลซ* |
Month | ๆ | ใคใ | *Tsuki* |
Year | ๅนด | ใจใ | *Toshi* |
Morning | ๆ | ใใ | *Asa* |
Afternoon | ๅ ๅพ | ใใ | *Gogo* |
Evening | ๅค | ใใ | *Yoru* |
Night | ใใคใ | *Naito* | |
p.m | ๅ ๅพ | ใใ | *Gogo* |
a.m | ๅ ๅ | ใใใ | *Gozen* |
What time is it? -(ไปไฝๆใงใใ๏ผ)- (ใชใใใใใงใใ)-(Nan-jikan desuka)
**Time** | **Kanyi** | **Hiragana/katakana** | Romaji |
**3:00** | ไธ ๆ | ใใ ใ | *San Ji* |
**4:00** | ๅ ๆ | ใใ ใ | *Yon Ji* |
**1:00** | 1ๆ | ใใก ใ | *Ichi Ji* |
**6:00** | 6ๆ | ใใ ใ | *Roku Ji* |
**8:00** | 8ๆ | 8-ใ | *8-Ji* |
**11:00** | 11ๆ | 11-ใ | *11-Ji* |
**2:30** | ไบๆ ๅ | ใซ ใ ใฏใ | *Ni Ji Han* |
**1:15** | ไธๆ ๅไบๅ | ใใก ใ ใใ ใใ ใตใ | *Ichi Ji Jลซgo Fun* |
**7:25** | 7ๆ 25ๅ | ใใก ใ ใซใใ ใใ ใตใ | *Shichi Ji Nijลซgo Fun* |
**2:26** | 2ๆ 26ๅ | ใซ ใ ใซใใ ใใใฃใทใ | *Ni Ji Nijลซroppun* |
**3:38** | 3ๆ 38ๅ | 3-ใ 38-ใตใ | *3-Ji 38-Fun* |
**9:27** | 2ๆ 27ๅ | 9-ใ 27-ใตใ | *9-Ji 27-Fun* |
NOTE: When you read numbers there is a rule with the final number in the minutes. If the number finish in ... at last you have to say ....
1 - **ippun** | 6 - **roppun** |
2 - ni fun | 7 - **shichi** fun |
3 - san pun | 8 - **happun** |
4 - yon pun | 9 - **ku** fun |
5 - go fun | 10 - **juppun** |
Examples:
- It's seven o'clock.
- ใใใฏไธๆใงใใ
- Sore wa nana-jidesu.
- It's quarter to two.
- ใใใฏใไบๅๅๆใงใใ
- Kore wa, ni shihankidesu.
- It's twenty past six.
- ใใฎๅ ญๆไบๅใ
- Sono roku-ji ni jลซ.
- it's twelve o'clock
- ใใใฏๅไบๆใ
- Sore wa jลซ ni-jida