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Usage patterns· 7 〈 事こと 〉 の 時じ 間かん を 計はか る to time something; to measure how long something takes
I time how long the cooking takes.
〈 事こと 〉 に 時じ 間かん がかかる for something to take time
〈 数すう 〉 時じ 間かん 目め the nth period or hour (e.g. in a school schedule)
The third period is math.
時じ 間かん を 守まも る to be punctual; to keep to a schedule
時じ 間かん に 遅おく れる to be late for a scheduled time
I ended up being late for the train.
Show 2 more Related words· 12 時刻 refers to a specific point in time such as a clock reading, while 時間 refers to duration or time in general.
時 is a literary or abstract word for time often used in set phrases, while 時間 is the everyday word for time and hours.
期間 refers to a fixed span between a start and end date, while 時間 is the more general word for time, duration, or hours.
時間 is the everyday Japanese word for 'hour' or 'time', while アワー is a loanword mostly seen in titles, business names, or stylized phrases like ラッシュアワー.
Show 8 more 時間 is the general native word for time or duration, while タイム is a loanword reserved for measured times, time-outs, and time-related compounds.
時間 is the general word for time or duration, while 間 (ま) more narrowly names a pause, gap, or sense of timing within an action.
時間 refers to time as a measurable duration or clock time, while 時期 refers to a period or season in a broader, often contextual sense.
時間 refers to time alone, while 時空 combines both time and space into a single four-dimensional concept.
Don't confuse with 時間 means 'time' or 'an hour' in general, whereas 時間目 is only used to number a specific class period, as in 3時間目 (the 3rd period).
時間 refers to time or a duration/period, while 瞬間 refers to a single, instantaneous point in time.
時計 is the physical device (a clock or watch) used to check the time, while 時間 is the abstract concept of time itself, as in 時間がない (I don't have time).
Etymology Compound of 時 (ji, 'time') and 間 (kan, 'interval'). The reading is on'yomi. The word has been used in Japanese since at least the early modern period.
I killed time reading a book while waiting for my friend.
時じ 間かん を 作つく る to make time for something
Even when I'm busy, I try to make time for my family.
時間 is the general word for 'hour' or 'time', while 時限 specifically denotes a numbered class period, though both are used in phrases like 一時間目／一時限目 for 'first period'.
時 as a suffix pinpoints a specific moment or occasion, whereas 時間 refers to a stretch or duration of time.
時間 marks a duration measured in hours, whereas 分間 marks a duration measured in minutes.
時間 is the general word for time as a measurable quantity or clock time, while 歳月 specifically emphasizes the flow and accumulated weight of many years.
開かい 始し 時じ 刻こく
開始時刻 refers to a specific clock time when something begins, whereas 時間 can mean either a duration or a general point in time, making it broader in scope.
time running out; being out of time; deadline having passed · time-out; loss or stoppage when time expires
allotted time; time limit · teaching load (in hours)
Show 12 more timetable; schedule
daylight saving time; summer time
period (e.g. class)
sleeping hours; hours of sleep
consultation hours; doctor's office hours; surgery hours
(your) time
half an hour
same time (of day)
real time
a few hours; several hours
hourly leave; time off by the hour
by time; time-based; hourly
