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JLPT N5 · Noun

時間 (jikan)

時間 (じかん, jikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “time”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
じかん
Romaji
jikan
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. time · noun
  2. hour · noun
  3. period; class; lesson · noun

Example sentences

いつだって読書の時間は見つけられる。
We can always find time for reading.
Tatoeba #228889
彼は勤勉な生徒だ。毎日３時間彼は勉強している。
He is a diligent student. He studies three hours every day.
Tatoeba #108276

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 時間

時
time, hourジ・とき・-どき · 10 strokes
間
interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 時間.

時じhour時ときtime時々ときどきsometimes時計とけいclock時代じだいperiod時期じきtime時刻じこくtime一時いちじone o'clock当時とうじat that time同時どうじsame time時速じそくspeed (per hour)日時にちじdate and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)臨時りんじtemporary時間割じかんわりtimetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

Source: JMdict entry 1315920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.