noun
8 PM; 20:00
Used in 24-hour time notation, common in schedules, transportation, and official contexts.
会議は２０時から始まります。
The meeting starts at 8 PM.
最終バスは２０時発です。
The last bus departs at 20:00.
午後８時 is the 12-hour equivalent meaning '8 PM', more common in casual conversation.
Compound of 二十 (にじゅう, 'twenty') and 時 (じ, 'hour'), following standard Japanese number + counter formation for clock times.