時じ

suffix

o'clock; hour

Attached to a number to indicate the hour of the day. Used in telling time.

• 今いま、何なん時じですか。

  What time is it now?

• 会かい議ぎは三さん時じに始はじまります。

  The meeting starts at three o'clock.

suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

time of ...; when ...; during ...

Attached to nouns or verb stems to indicate a specific time, occasion, or period. Often used in compound words like 緊急時 (in case of emergency).

See also: 緊急時

• 緊きん急きゅう時じにはこのボタンを押おしてください。

  In case of emergency, please press this button.

• 食しょく事じ時じにはいつも家か族ぞくが集あつまる。

  At mealtimes, the family always gathers.