Counters › 時
時 (ji) — counting o'clock
The hour when telling the time.
How to count with 時, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちじ | ichiji | 1時 |
| 2 | にじ | niji | 2時 |
| 3 | さんじ | sanji | 3時 |
| 4 | よじ | yoji | 4時 |
| 5 | ごじ | goji | 5時 |
| 6 | ろくじ | rokuji | 6時 |
| 7 | しちじ | shichiji | 7時 |
| 8 | はちじ | hachiji | 8時 |
| 9 | くじ | kuji | 9時 |
| 10 | じゅうじ | juuji | 10時 |
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Watch out
Three hours are irregular and must be memorised: 4時 よじ, 7時 しちじ, 9時 くじ. よんじ and きゅうじ are not used.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 九時に始まります | くじにはじまります kujinihajimarimasu | It starts at nine. |
| 四時半に会いましょう | よじはんにあいましょう yojihanniaimashou | Let's meet at half past four. |
The kanji
Other counters
- つ (tsu) — the all-purpose counter
- 人 (nin) — people
- 本 (hon) — long, thin things
- 枚 (mai) — flat, thin things
- 個 (ko) — small, roundish objects
- 匹 (hiki) — small animals
- 頭 (tou) — large animals
- 冊 (satsu) — books and bound volumes
- 台 (dai) — machines and vehicles
- 杯 (hai) — cupfuls and glassfuls
- 階 (kai) — floors of a building
- 回 (kai) — times / occurrences
- 歳 (sai) — age in years
- 軒 (ken) — houses and shops
- 足 (soku) — pairs of footwear
- 着 (chaku) — suits and outfits
- 通 (tsuu) — letters and documents
- 名 (mei) — people (formal)
- 番 (ban) — order and rank
- 分 (fun) — minutes
- 年 (nen) — years
- ヶ月 (kagetsu) — months (duration)
- 週間 (shuukan) — weeks
- 泊 (haku) — nights of a stay
- 日 (nichi) — days and dates