Japanese

Meaning: o'clock; hour; time
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter, Suffix

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Handwriting

時

Example sentences

The meeting starts at 3 PM.
何時に来る
What time will you come?
私は毎朝七時に起きる。
I wake up at seven o'clock every morning.
明日の会議は、午後二時からですよね。
Tomorrow's meeting is from 2 PM, right?
彼は八時に家を出ました。
He left home at eight o'clock.
明日の朝、八時に駅を出発する予定だ。
I plan to depart from the station at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
会議は午前十時に始まります。
The meeting starts at 10 AM.
東京駅を9時発の列車に乗った。
I took the train departing from Tokyo Station at 9 o'clock.
通常、店は午後8時に閉まります。
Normally, the store closes at 8 PM.
午後十時以降は外出を禁止する。
Going out after 10 PM is prohibited.

Usage Notes

Used as a counter for specific hours on a clock or as a suffix to indicate time.

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