Hours of the Day in Japanese
In Japanese, telling time uses numbers followed by じ (ji) to mean 'o'clock.' You can say the hour by combining the number and じ, like いちじ for one o'clock.
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Glossary · Japanese
- 01いちじ[ichi ji]One o'clock
- 02にじ[ni ji]Two o'clock
- 03さんじ[san ji]Three o'clock
- 04よじ[yo ji]Four o'clock
- 05ごじ[go ji]Five o'clock
- 06ろくじ[roku ji]Six o'clock
- 07しちじ[shichi ji]Seven o'clock
- 08はちじ[hachi ji]Eight o'clock
- 09くじ[ku ji]Nine o'clock
- 10じゅうじ[juu ji]Ten o'clock
Example sentences
いまはさんじです。
It is three o'clock now.
ごじにがっこうへいきます。
I go to school at five o'clock.
はちじにあさごはんをたべます。
I eat breakfast at eight o'clock.
くじにともだちにあいます。
I meet my friend at nine o'clock.
よじにでんしゃがきます。
The train comes at four o'clock.
