時
For telling the time: 三時 (さんじ) is three o'clock.
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちじ | ichiji |
| 2 | にじ | niji |
| 3 | さんじ | sanji |
| 4 | よじ | yoji |
| 5 | ごじ | goji |
| 6 | ろくじ | rokuji |
| 7 | しちじ | shichiji |
| 8 | はちじ | hachiji |
| 9 | くじ | kuji |
| 10 | じゅうじ | jūji |
| How many? | なんじ | nanji |
Four, seven and nine o'clock are よじ, しちじ and くじ. Add 半 (はん) for half past: 三時半 (さんじはん).
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