o'clock; hour
Attached to a number to indicate the hour of the day. Used in telling time.
今、何時ですか。
What time is it now?
会議は三時に始まります。
The meeting starts at three o'clock.
suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
time of ...; when ...; during ...
Attached to nouns or verb stems to indicate a specific time, occasion, or period. Often used in compound words like 緊急時 (in case of emergency).
See also: 緊急時
緊急時にはこのボタンを押してください。
In case of emergency, please press this button.
食事時にはいつも家族が集まる。
At mealtimes, the family always gathers.
When the earthquake hit, I hid under the desk.
I wash my hands when I eat.
時 as a suffix pinpoints a specific moment or occasion, whereas 時間 refers to a stretch or duration of time.
time · hour · period; class; lesson
period; epoch; era; age · the times; those days · oldness; antiquity · antique; period piece
time; season; period; phase; stage
at that time; in those days
point in time; time; moment
The suffix 時 (じ) is derived from the noun 時 (とき, 'time'), used in compounds and after numbers to indicate a specific time or occasion.
date and time · days and hours
hourly wage; hourly pay
temporary; provisional; interim · special; extraordinary; extra
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time · fixed period; scheduled period
usually; ordinarily; at all times · continuous; 24-hour; always on
as needed; whenever necessary; on demand · at any time; at all times
wartime
spacetime; space-time
speed per hour; hourly speed
current affairs; events of the day
time difference; time-zone difference; difference in timing
immediate; prompt; in real time
instant; moment; split second
statute of limitations; prescription; lapse of rights after a period of time · becoming invalid or void after a set time · ageing; aging
class period; school period · time period; time limit
what time; which hour
time signal; time announcement · news report; newsletter
current market value; market price
emergency; time of emergency
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours · time-saving
the times; the world; society
peacetime; time of peace · ordinary times; normal times