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何時 (なんじ, nanji) Japanese meaning: what time | Kotomora

何なん時じ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

what time; which hour

Used to ask for the current time or the time of an event. The literal gloss 'which hour' is rarely needed in natural English.

今いま、何なん時じですか。
What time is it now?

会かい議ぎは何なん時じからですか。

What time does the meeting start?

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉は何なん時じですかwhat time is 〈event〉
会かい議ぎは何なん時じですか。
What time is the meeting?
何なん時じに〈動どう詞し〉at what time (do something)
何なん時じに起おきますか。
What time do you get up?
何なん時じから何なん時じまでfrom what time to what time
何なん時じから何なん時じまで働はたらきますか。
From what time to what time do you work?

Expressions

何なん時じ間かんhow many hours
何なん時じからfrom what time; since when
何なん時じ何なん分ぷんwhat time; when

Kanji

何what
時time, hour

Related words

いつN5
いつ is a general question word meaning 'when', while 何時 specifically asks for a clock time or hour.

Don't confuse with

何なん分ぷんN5
何時 asks for the hour of a time, while 何分 asks for the minutes.
いつN5
いつ asks a general 'when', while 何時 (なんじ) asks specifically for clock time, as in 何時ですか 'what time is it?'.

Built from

何なん+時じ

Etymology

Compound of 何 (なに, 'what') and 時 (じ, 'hour'). The reading なんじ is a regular contraction of なに + じ.