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就寝時間 (しゅうしんじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

就しゅう寝しん時じ間かん

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Meanings

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noun

bedtime

Refers to the time one goes to bed or is supposed to go to bed. Slightly formal; in casual speech 寝る時間 is more common.

就しゅう寝しん時じ間かんは夜よる10時じです。
My bedtime is 10 p.m.
子こ供どもの就しゅう寝しん時じ間かんを守まもらせるのは大たい変へんだ。
It's hard to make children stick to their bedtime.

Kanji

就concerning, settle, take position
寝lie down, sleep, rest
時time, hour
間interval, space

Similar words

寝ねる時じ間かん
More casual and common in everyday conversation. 就寝時間 is more formal and often used in rules, schedules, or written contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 就寝 (しゅうしん, 'going to bed') and 時間 (じかん, 'time'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a modern Sino-Japanese compound.