Japanese Time Posted by Ginny on Apr 3, 2009 in Grammar
If you want to say it’s one o’clock, just add the number one and ji (じ). Here are some examples:
1 : いち. 1 o’clock : いちじ.
2 : に. 2 o’clock : にじ.
3 : さん. 3 o’clock : さんじ.
4 : よん or し or よ. 4 o’clock : よじ. Note: only よじ will work. しじ or よんじ will not work.
5 : ご. 5 o’clock : ごじ.
6 : ろく. 6 o’clock : ろくじ.
7 : なな or しち. 7 o’clock : しちじ. Note: only しちじ is correct.
8 : はち. 8 o’clock : はちじ.
9 : きゅう or く. 9 o’clock : くじ. Note: only くじ will work.
10 : じゅう. 10 o’clock : じゅうじ.
11 : じゅういち. 11 o’clock : じゅういちじ.
12 : じゅうに. 12 o’clock : じゅういちに.
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