Japanese dictionary
How to say "hour" in Japanese
時間じかん · jikan
"Hour" in Japanese is 時間 (jikan). "Two hours" is 二時間 (nijikan).
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Ways to say "hour" in Japanese
| Japanese | When to use it |
|---|---|
| 時間じかん · jikan | Hour; time. |
| 〜時間〜じかん · jikan | Hours (counter), as in two hours. |
| 営業時間えいぎょうじかん · eigyō jikan | Business hours. |
How to use it
Careful: 二時 (niji) is two o'clock, and 二時間 (nijikan) is two hours.
Half an hour is 三十分 (sanjuppun), and an hour and a half is 一時間半 (ichijikan han).
Example sentences
- 会議は一時間です。Kaigi wa ichijikan desu.The meeting is one hour long.
- 東京から大阪まで新幹線で二時間半です。Tōkyō kara Ōsaka made shinkansen de nijikan han desu.It's two and a half hours from Tokyo to Osaka by bullet train.
- 営業時間は十時から八時までです。Eigyō jikan wa jūji kara hachiji made desu.Business hours are from ten to eight.
- 一日八時間働きます。Ichinichi hachijikan hatarakimasu.I work eight hours a day.
- 一時間ほど遅れます。Ichijikan hodo okuremasu.I'll be about an hour late.
- 時差は十四時間です。Jisa wa jūyojikan desu.The time difference is fourteen hours.
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Questions
What is the difference between 二時 and 二時間?
二時 (niji) is two o'clock. 二時間 (nijikan) is a length of two hours.
How do you say "business hours" in Japanese?
Say 営業時間 (eigyō jikan).
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