{"id":2333,"date":"2012-11-10T18:59:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T18:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2014-07-29T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:19:16","slug":"how-to-tell-time-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/how-to-tell-time-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell time in japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to ask for the time, you use the phrase: \u201c\u4eca\u4f55\u6642\u3067\u3059\u304b.\u201c (Ima nanji desu ka). It means \u201eWhat time is it now?\u201d. In order to tell the time, it is important that you are able to count in Japanese. To tell the time is quite easy. At first you say the hours, then the minutes. \u534a(\u306f\u3093 han) means half, as in half past the hour.\u00a0 So if someone asks you \u4eca\u4f55\u6642\u3067\u3059\u304b the answer would be e.g. \u4eca5\u6642\u534a\u3067\u3059 (Ima go-ji han desu) – It’s half past five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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1 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ichi-ji <\/span>\u4e00\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shichi-ji<\/span>\u3000\u4e03\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ni-ji<\/span>\u3000\u4e8c\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hachi-ji<\/span>\u3000\u516b\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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San-ji<\/span>\u3000\u4e09\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ku-ji<\/span>\u3000\u4e5d\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yo-ji<\/span>\u3000\u56db\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Juu-ji<\/span>\u3000\u5341\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Go-ji<\/span>\u3000\u4e94\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Juu-ichi-ji<\/span>\u3000\u5341\u4e00\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Roku-ji<\/span>\u3000\u516d\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12 o\u2019clock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Juu-ni-ji<\/span>\u3000\u5341\u4e8c\u6642<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As you can see there are 3 exceptions: 4 o’clock, 7 o’clock and 9 o’clock. You always say yo-ji (not yon-ji), shichi-ji (not nana-ji) and ku-ji (not kyuu-ji). You also have to watch out for the irregular pronunciation of the minutes \u5206<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u4e00\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3044\u3063\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ippun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1 minute<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u4e8c\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u306b\u3075\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nifun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u4e09\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3055\u3093\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sanpun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u56db\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3088\u3093\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yonpun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u4e94\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3054\u3075\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gofun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u516d\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u308d\u3063\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Roppun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u4e03\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u306a\u306a\u3075\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nanafun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u516b\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u306f\u3063\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Happun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u4e5d\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u304d\u3085\u3046\u3075\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kyuufun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u5341\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3058\u3085\u3063\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Juppun<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u5341\u4e00\u5206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u3058\u3085\u3046\u3044\u3063\u3077\u3093<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Juu ipuun<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Some useful terms you should also know are:<\/p>\n

\u6642\u9593\u3000(jikan) – time<\/p>\n

\u5348\u5f8c\u3000(gogo) – afternoon; PM<\/p>\n

\u5348\u524d\u3000(gozen) – morning; AM<\/p>\n

\u524d\u3000(mae) – before<\/p>\n

\u6642\u8a08\u3000(tokei) – clock<\/p>\n

\u671d\u3000(asa) – morning<\/p>\n

\u663c\u3000(hiru) – noon<\/p>\n

\u6669\u3000(ban) – evening<\/p>\n

\u591c\u3000(yoru) – night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Miyazaki's

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