時間
Counter · Time
時間 jikan
Counts hours
For a length of time in hours: 二時間 (にじかん) is two hours.
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちじかん | ichijikan |
| 2 | にじかん | nijikan |
| 3 | さんじかん | sanjikan |
| 4 | よじかん | yojikan |
| 5 | ごじかん | gojikan |
| 6 | ろくじかん | rokujikan |
| 7 | ななじかん or しちじかん | nanajikan / shichijikan |
| 8 | はちじかん | hachijikan |
| 9 | くじかん | kujikan |
| 10 | じゅうじかん | jūjikan |
| How many? | なんじかん | nanjikan |
Four and nine hours follow 時: よじかん and くじかん.
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