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時刻 (じこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
time ; clock time ; hour
Refers to a specific point in time, especially the time shown by a clock or scheduled time. Common in compounds and phrases such as 出発時刻 and 現在の時刻.
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I checked the train's departure time.
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noun
favorable time ; opportunity ; chance
A less common, more literary or dramatic use meaning the moment has come for something. In everyday Japanese, 時機, 好機, or チャンス is usually clearer for 'opportunity.'
Written forms 時じ 刻こく Usage 100%
Standard and common spelling for clock time or a specific time.
時じ 剋こく
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant given; 時刻 is the normal modern spelling.
Similar words 時じ 間かん More general for time and duration; 時刻 is specifically a point on the clock or a scheduled moment.
時じ 機き Means the right timing or suitable opportunity more directly; it is usually better than 時刻 for the 'opportunity' sense in modern prose.
時とき A broad native word for time, occasion, or when something happens; 時刻 is more precise and clock-oriented.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 時, 'time,' and 刻, associated with a marked division or point in time. The rare variant 時剋 uses 剋 in place of 刻, but 時刻 is the conventional modern spelling.
