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何時間 (なんじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

何なん時じ間かん

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Common word›JLPTN5›

Meanings

1

how many hours

Used to ask about the duration in hours. Can also be used in statements like 'I don't know how many hours'.

ここから東とう京きょうまで何なん時じ間かんかかりますか。
How many hours does it take from here to Tokyo?

毎まい日にち何なん時じ間かん勉べん強きょうしていますか。

How many hours do you study every day?

Kanji

何what
時time, hour
間interval, space

Related words

どのくらいN5
何時間 specifically asks for a number of hours, while どのくらい is a vaguer, more general way to ask 'how long/how much' without committing to a unit.

Don't confuse with

何なん分ぷんN5
何時間 asks about a duration in hours, while 何分 asks about a duration in minutes, so choosing the wrong one gives a very different scale of answer.
何なん日にちN5
何時間 asks how many hours something takes, whereas 何日 asks how many days (or which day of the month), so they're easy to mix up when asking about time spans.

Built from

何なん+時じ間かん

Etymology

Compound of 何 (なん, 'what') + 時間 (じかん, 'hours').