Japanese Vocabulary: Telling time

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Vocabulary List

English Japanese Pronunciation
Hour
時間
Minute
Second
Clock
時計
Watch
腕時計
Timepiece
時計
Digital
デジタル
Analog
アナログ
AM
午前
PM
午後
Midnight
真夜中
Noon
正午
Quarter
15分
Half
30分
Past
過ぎ
To
Time zone
タイムゾーン
Stopwatch
ストップウォッチ
Timer
タイマー

Wizard’s Wisdom: Counting Hours

In Japanese, when telling time, you must use the word 時 (ji) after the hour number. For example, 2:00 is 二時 (ni-ji). Remember to include this word to correctly express the time in Japanese!

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