at that time; then; at that moment
Refers to a specific point in time previously mentioned or understood from context. Used as a temporal adverbial phrase.
その時、電話が鳴った。
At that moment, the phone rang.
私はその時まだ学生でした。
I was still a student at that time.
当時 refers to a broader past period already established in context, while その時 points to a more immediate, specific moment.
Standard kanji spelling.
Archaic kanji form using 其の; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of その (demonstrative 'that') and 時 (とき, 'time').