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時 とき、-どき time, hour 5 16 10 72 ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん 形声 Phonetic When the SUN starts to shine on the TEMPLE, it´s time to get up.

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ジ と, とぎ 時間(じかん): (1) time (2) hours時期(じき): (1) time; season; period (2) soon; shortly時代(じだい): (1) period; epoch; era; age (2) the times; those days (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity (4) antique; period piece当時(とうじ): at that time; in those days同時(どうじ): simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous; together一時(いちじ): (1) one o'clock (2) once; at one time; formerly; before (3) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily (4) a time; one time; once臨時(りんじ): temporary; special; extraordinary時(とき): (1) time; hour; moment (2) occasion; case (3) chance; opportunity; season (4) the times; the age; the day (5) tense時計(とけい): watch; clock; timepiece時速(じそく): speed (per hour)時々(ときどき): sometimes; at times時刻(じこく): instant; time; moment日時(にちじ): date and time時折(ときおり): sometimes時差(じさ): time difference時間割り(じかんわり): timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule何時(いつ): when; how soon何時までも(いつまでも): forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what何時も(いつも): (1) always; usually; every time (2) never (with neg. verb)何時でも(いつでも): (at) any time; always; at all times; whenever時刻表(じこくひょう): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule何時か(いつか): sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time時(じ): (1) hour; o'clock (2) (specified) time; when ...; during ...時間目(じかんめ): period (e.g. class) 2 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days寺: Buddhist temple 日 4 (none) time In ancient Japan, TIME of ´´day´´ was announced at the ´´buddhist temples´´. They did this by ringing large iron bells. This is similar to churches who ring their bells to announce the time of day.

Kanji	時
Onyomi	ジ
Kunyomi	とき、-どき
Nanori	と, とぎ
English	time, hour
Examples	時間(じかん): (1) time (2) hours 時期(じき): (1) time; season; period (2) soon; shortly 時代(じだい): (1) period; epoch; era; age (2) the times; those days (3) oldness; ancientness; antiquity (4) antique; period piece 当時(とうじ): at that time; in those days 同時(どうじ): simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous; together 一時(いちじ): (1) one o'clock (2) once; at one time; formerly; before (3) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily (4) a time; one time; once 臨時(りんじ): temporary; special; extraordinary 時(とき): (1) time; hour; moment (2) occasion; case (3) chance; opportunity; season (4) the times; the age; the day (5) tense 時計(とけい): watch; clock; timepiece 時速(じそく): speed (per hour) 時々(ときどき): sometimes; at times 時刻(じこく): instant; time; moment 日時(にちじ): date and time 時折(ときおり): sometimes 時差(じさ): time difference 時間割り(じかんわり): timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule 何時(いつ): when; how soon 何時までも(いつまでも): forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what 何時も(いつも): (1) always; usually; every time (2) never (with neg. verb) 何時でも(いつでも): (at) any time; always; at all times; whenever 時刻表(じこくひょう): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule 何時か(いつか): sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time 時(じ): (1) hour; o'clock (2) (specified) time; when ...; during ... 時間目(じかんめ): period (e.g. class)
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	16
Components	日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 寺: Buddhist temple
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	日
Radical Number	72
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	time
Koohii Story 1	When the SUN starts to shine on the TEMPLE, it´s time to get up.
Koohii Story 2	In ancient Japan, TIME of ´´day´´ was announced at the ´´buddhist temples´´. They did this by ringing large iron bells. This is similar to churches who ring their bells to announce the time of day.

Time Period Days O'clock Hour Moment Schedule 時