Translation guide
In Japanese, telling time uses the counter 時 (じ) attached to the number. The phrase for 'six o'clock' is 六時 (ろくじ). This is the standard and most common way to express the time.
六時
six o'clock
The learner wants to say or understand the specific time 'six o'clock' in Japanese.
The standard and most common way to say 'six o'clock'. Used in all contexts.
今、六時です。
It's six o'clock now.
会議は六時からです。
The meeting is from six o'clock.
Explicitly means '6:00 AM'. Used when clarity about morning is needed, especially in formal or written contexts.
午前六時に起きます。
I wake up at six o'clock in the morning.
Explicitly means '6:00 PM'. Used when clarity about evening is needed, especially in formal or written contexts.
午後六時に夕食を食べます。
I eat dinner at six o'clock in the evening.
Literally 'six o'clock in the morning'. A more casual, conversational way to specify morning.
朝の六時はまだ暗い。
It's still dark at six in the morning.
Literally 'six o'clock at night'. A more casual, conversational way to specify evening.
夜の六時に帰ります。
I'll come home at six in the evening.
When a specific time is the point in time when an action occurs, the particle に is used after the time expression. For example: 六時に起きます (I wake up at six o'clock). However, に is not used with relative time expressions like 今日 (today) or 毎日 (every day).
六時に学校へ行きます。
I go to school at six o'clock.
六時 (ろくじ) means 'six o'clock' (a point in time). 六時間 (ろくじかん) means 'six hours' (a duration). Do not confuse them.
I studied for six hours.
I studied for six hours.