Time, hour in Japanese 🇯🇵

じかん info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Mnemonic: Think of "ji" (じ) like the saying "Gee, what time is it?" and "kan" (かん) like the word "can"—as in, "Can you tell me the time?"
– Visualization: Picture someone looking at a clock and saying "Gee, can you see the time?" which sounds similar to "じかん."

Explanations:
– じ (ji) refers to the specific time or hour.
– かん (kan) indicates a span or duration. Together, they form the concept of time in a broader sense.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 時刻 (じこく, jikoku): This specifically means "time" or "the time of day."
– 時間帯 (じかんたい, jikantai): This means "time zone" or "time slot."
– 時 (とき, toki): This means "time" but is often used in a broader or more abstract sense, like "when."

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some contexts, じかん (jikan) can also refer to scheduling, like in classrooms or meetings, subtly shifting to mean "period" or "slot."

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. ローマじ: いま、じかんはなんですか?
– English: What time is it now?
2. ローマじ: じかんがないので、いそがないといけません。
– English: Since there's no time, we need to hurry.
3. ローマじ: らいしゅうのこのじかん、あいていますか?
– English: Are you available at this time next week?
4. ローマじ: にほんごをべんきょうするじかんがもっとほしいです。
– English: I want more time to study Japanese.
5. ローマじ: かれはじかんのかんりがじょうずです。
– English: He is good at managing time.

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