Telling Time


What time is it? Time to learn more kanji, of course.

The units you'll need are:

Kanji
Romaji
English
Ji
Hour
Fun
Minute
Byou
Second
Also useful are:
Gozen
a.m.
Gogo
p.m.
Han
half

When writing the time in Japanese, Arabic numbers are most often used. As well, it is not at all uncommon to use a 24-hour clock. As such, 7:30 p.m. could be referred to as:

New kanji introduced in this section:


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