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時間割 (じかんわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
timetable ; schedule
Primarily refers to a weekly school timetable showing subjects and periods. Can also be used more broadly for any fixed schedule, but the school context is dominant.
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Make sure to check tomorrow's schedule.
Written forms 時じ 間かん 割わり
Standard kanji spelling; most common in school contexts.
時じ 間かん 割わ り
Variant with okurigana; also common and listed.
Kanji 割 proportion, comparatively, divide Similar words スケジュール A general loanword for any schedule or plan, not limited to school timetables. 時間割 strongly implies a fixed, repeating weekly grid, especially for classes.
予よ 定てい 表ひょう A schedule or planner for appointments and events, not specifically a class timetable.
Etymology Compound of 時間 (time, hour) and 割 (division, allotment). The literal sense is 'time division', referring to the allocation of time slots.
