What is the Kanji for 'Time' and 'Hour'? | 時

kanji

Meaning

Time, Hour

Reading

Parts

日Day, Sun 寺Temple

Example Word

時期: period. The Japanese noun '時期 (じき)' refers to a specific period or time frame. It is often used to denote a particular season, era, or phase in time. This word can be applied in various contexts, such as historical periods, seasonal changes, or stages in a process. For example: the cherry blossom season is the best period to visit Japan「桜の時期は日本を訪れるのに最適な時期です」(さくらのじきはにほんをおとずれるのにさいてきなじきです). The period of economic growth was short「経済成長の時期は短かった」(けいざいせいちょうのじきはみじかかった). It's important to note that '時期' can also imply a sense of timing or appropriateness, as in 'the right time' or 'the right period' for something to occur.

Radical

日

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

14

Handwriting

kanji

日

Meaning

Day, Sun

kanji

寺

Meaning

Temple

word

時々

Meaning

Sometimes

word

時

Meaning

Time

word

時間

Meaning

Time

word

時代

Meaning

Era

word

何時

Meaning

When

word

当時

Meaning

Then

word

同時

Meaning

Simultaneous

word

時期

Meaning

Period

word

目覚まし時計

Meaning

Alarm clock

word

時点

Meaning

Point, Moment

word

時計

Meaning

Watch, Clock

word

腕時計

Meaning

Watch

word

一時

Meaning

Temporarily, Once

word

時差

Meaning

Timezone, Jetlag

word

時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

word

時速

Meaning

Speed

word

時給

Meaning

Hourly wage

word

時刻

Meaning

Time

word

日時

Meaning

Datetime

word

臨時

Meaning

Temporary

word

時折

Meaning

Occasionally

word

何時頃

Meaning

When

word

戦時

Meaning

Wartime

kanji

早

Meaning

Early, Fast

kanji

音

Meaning

Sound

kanji

白

Meaning

White

kanji

曜

Meaning

Weekday

kanji

春

Meaning

Spring

kanji

間

Meaning

Interval, Space

kanji

東

Meaning

East

kanji

星

Meaning

Star

kanji

門

Meaning

Gate

kanji

書

Meaning

Write

kanji

晴

Meaning

Clear

kanji

明

Meaning

Bright

kanji

電

Meaning

Electricity

kanji

暗

Meaning

Darkness

kanji

晩

Meaning

Evening, Nightfall

kanji

暑

Meaning

Hot

kanji

者

Meaning

Someone

kanji

暖

Meaning

Warm

kanji

映

Meaning

Reflect

kanji

単

Meaning

Simple, Single

kanji

昨

Meaning

Yesterday, Previous

kanji

昔

Meaning

Old times

kanji

申

Meaning

Report

kanji

曲

Meaning

Music, Bend

kanji

普

Meaning

Universal, Widespread

kanji

易

Meaning

Easy

kanji

暇

Meaning

Free time, Spare time

kanji

旬

Meaning

Decameron

kanji

温

Meaning

Warm

kanji

歴

Meaning

Curriculum, Continuation

kanji

厚

Meaning

Thick, Kind

kanji

昭

Meaning

Shining

kanji

景

Meaning

Scene

kanji

掲

Meaning

Hoist, Display, Hold up

kanji

漠

Meaning

Vague, Desert

kanji

暴

Meaning

Violent, Outburst

kanji

暮

Meaning

Livelihood

kanji

稲

Meaning

Rice plant

kanji

曇

Meaning

Cloudy

kanji

昇

Meaning

Ascend, Rise up

kanji

渇

Meaning

Thirst, Parched

kanji

喝

Meaning

Hoarse, Shout at

kanji

旨

Meaning

Purport, Delicious

kanji

旧

Meaning

Old, Past

kanji

褐

Meaning

Brown, Woollen kimono

kanji

暦

Meaning

Calendar, Almanac

kanji

暫

Meaning

A while, Temporarily

kanji

香

Meaning

Fragrance

kanji

冒

Meaning

Risk

kanji

晶

Meaning

Crystal

kanji

昆

Meaning

Descendants, Insects

kanji

是

Meaning

Right, Absolutely

kanji

謁

Meaning

Audience with the, Audience

kanji

暁

Meaning

Dawn

kanji

亀

Meaning

Turtle

kanji

曽

Meaning

Formerly

kanji

昧

Meaning

Dark, Foolish

kanji

冥

Meaning

Dark

kanji

曖

Meaning

Dark, Not clear

kanji

旺

Meaning

Effulgent

kanji

旦

Meaning

Dawn

kanji

持

Meaning

Hold

kanji

待

Meaning

Wait

kanji

特

Meaning

Special

kanji

等

Meaning

Equal

kanji

詩

Meaning

Poetry

kanji

侍

Meaning

Attend to, Samurai