Time References in Japanese
Japanese-Language
Introduction
There are different rules regarding time reference in the Japanese language. We will tell you how to use them and will include Minutes, Hours, Days of the Week, Months, and Years.
Minutes in the Japanese Language
- 一分【いっぷん】- One Minute
- 二分【いっふん】- Two Minutes
- 三分【さんぷん】- Three Minutes
- 四分【よんぷん】- Four Minutes
- 五分【ごふん】- Five Minutes
- 六分【ろっぷん】- Six Minutes
- 七分【ななふん】- Seven Minutes
- 八分【はっぷん】- Eight Minutes
- 九分【きゅうふん】- Nine Minutes
- 十分【じゅうぷん】- Ten Minutes
Hours in the Japanese Language
- 一時【いちじ】- One O'clock
- 二時【にじ】- Two O'clock
- 三時【さんじ】- Three O'clock
- 四時【よじ】- Four O'clock
- 五時【ごじ】- Five O'clock
- 六時【ろくじ】- Six O'clock
- 七時【しちじ】- Seven O'clock
- 八時【はちじ】- Eight O'clock
- 九時【きゅうじ】- Nine O'clock
- 十時【じゅうじ】- Ten O'clock
By adding the に particle at the end, we can refer to a certain time.
The に particle is translated as 'at'.
五時に means 'at five o'clock'.
AM vs PM in Japanese
AM is translated as 午前【ごぜん】in Japanese.
PM is translated as 午後【ごご】in Japanese.
午【ご】means noon in Japanese.
前【ぜん】means before.
後【ご】means afternoon.
午後六時に【ごごろくじに】at 5 AM.
Months in Japanese
- 一月【いちがつ】
- 二月【にがつ】
- 三月【さんがつ】
- 四月【しがつ】
- 五月【ごがつ】
- 六月【ろくがつ】
- 七月【しちがつ】
- 八月【はちがつ】
- 九月【くがつ】
- 十月【じゅうがつ】
- 一十月【じゅういちがつ】
- 十二月【じゅうにがつ】
By adding the に particle at the end, we can tell in which month something happens.
六月に【ろくがつに】- in July.