The Telling Time in Japanese
日本語で時間を表す言葉は、日常生活で非常に重要です。これらの単語を覚えることで、時間に関する会話がスムーズになります。特に、朝や夜などの時間帯は、日常的に使われるので、意識して使ってみてください。
Say them out loud, not just in your head
Reading a list is not speaking. Practice the time in a real Japanese conversation with SPAIKING.
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation | Hear |
|---|---|---|---|
| hour | 時間jikan | jee-kahn | |
| minute | 分fun | foon | |
| second | 秒byou | byoh | |
| morning | 朝asa | ah-sah | |
| afternoon | 午後gogo | goh-goh | |
| evening | 夕方yūgata | yoo-gah-tah | |
| night | 夜yoru | yoh-roo | |
| today | 今日kyou | kyoh | |
| tomorrow | 明日ashita | ah-shee-tah | |
| yesterday | 昨日kinou | kee-noh | |
| week | 週shuu | shoo | |
| month | 月tsuki | tsu-kee | |
| year | 年toshi | toh-shee |
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say the time in Japanese?
In Japanese, the time are: 時間, 分, 秒, 朝, 午後, 夕方, 夜, 今日, 明日, 昨日, 週, 月, 年. Tap the audio on each row to hear it.
What is the best way to memorize the time in Japanese?
Say them out loud in order every day, then practice using them in real sentences. Speaking them beats silently reading a list.