時
時 — Time
time, hour
On’yomiジ (ji)
Kun’yomiとき (toki)
Kun’yomi-どき (doki)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 時
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time; hour; period |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time; in those days |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time; simultaneous; concurrent |
| 一時 | いちじ ichiji | one o'clock; once; at one time |
Study notes
時 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #16 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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