PLAY JAPANESE TIME GAME
Vocabulary:
1 o'clock - ichi-ji (ji counter for time)
2 o'clock - ni-ji
3 o'clock - san-ji
4 o'clock - yo-ji **
5 o'clock - go-ji
6 o'clock - roku-ji
7 o'clock - shichi-ji
8 o'clock - hachi-ji
9 o'clock - ku-ji **
10 o'clock - jyuu-ji
11 o'clock - jyuuichi-ji
12 o'clock - jyuuni-ji
AM - gozen
PM - gogo
Minute - pun/fun (depending on the number)
1 minute - ippun
2 minutes - nifun
3 minutes - sanpun
4 minutes - yonpun
5 minutes - gofun
6 minutes - roppun
7 minutes - nanafun
8 minutes - happun
9 minutes - kyufun
10 minutes - jyuppun
Example:
4:18AM - gozen yoji jyuuhappun (AM/PM comes first in Japanese)
| English | 日本語 (Japanese) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | 今何時ですか (ima nan ji desu ka?) |
| It's one o'clock | 一時です (ichi ji desu) |
| It's quarter past one | 一時十五づんです (ichi ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past one | 一時半です (ichi ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to two | 一時四十五分です (ichi ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's two o'clock | 二時です (ni ji desu) |
| It's quarter past two | 二時十五づんです (ni ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past two | 二時半です (ni ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to three | 二時四十五分です (ni ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's three o'clock | 三時です (san ji desu) |
| It's quarter past three | 三時十五づんです (san ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past three | 三時半です (san ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to four | 三時四十五分です (san ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's four o'clock | 四時です (yon ji desu) |
| It's quarter past four | 四時十五づんです (yon ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past four | 四時半です (yon ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to five | 四時四十五分です (yon ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's five o'clock | 五時です (go ji desu) |
| It's quarter past five | 五時十五づんです (go ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past five | 五時半です (go ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to six | 五時四十五分です (go ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's six o'clock | 六時です (roku ji desu) |
| It's quarter past six | 六時十五づんです (roku ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past six | 六時半です (roku ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to seven | 六時四十五分です (roku ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's seven o'clock | 七時です (shichi ji desu) |
| It's quarter past seven | 七時十五づんです (shichi ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past seven | 七時半です (shichi ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to eight | 七時四十五分です (shichi ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's eight o'clock | 八時です (hachi ji desu) |
| It's quarter past eight | 八時十五づんです (hachi ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past eight | 八時半です (hachi ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to nine | 八時四十五分です (hachi ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's nine o'clock | 九時です (ku ji desu) |
| It's quarter past nine | 九時十五づんです (ku ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past nine | 九時半です (ku ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to ten | 九時四十五分です (ku ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's ten o'clock | 十時です (jū ji desu) |
| It's quarter past ten | 十時十五づんです (jū ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past ten | 十時半です (jū ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to eleven | 十時四十五分です (jū ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's eleven o'clock | 十一時です (jūichi ji desu) |
| It's quarter past eleven | 十一時十五づんです (jūichi ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past eleven | 十一時半です (jūichi ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to twelve | 十一時四十五分です (jūichi ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| It's twelve o'clock | 十二時です (jūni ji desu) |
| It's quarter past twelve | 十二時十五づんです (jūni ji jūgo fun desu) |
| It's half past twelve | 十二時半です (jūni ji han desu) |
| It's quarter to one | 十二時四十五分です (jūni ji yonjūgo fun desu) |
| it's midday | 正午です (shōgo desu) |
| it's midnight | 夜半です (yahan desu) |
| in the morning | 朝に (asa ni) |
| in the afternoon | 午後に (gogo ni) |
| in the evening | 夜に (yoru ni) |
Minutes in Japanese
For minutes attach -fun to the standard set of numbers.
| :01 | ippun | :21 | nijuuippun | :41 | yonjuuippun |
| :02 | nifun | :22 | nijuunifun | :42 | yonjuunifun |
| :03 | sanpun | :23 | nijuusanpun | :43 | yonjuusanpun |
| :04 | yonpun | :24 | nijuuyonpun | :44 | yonjuuyonpun |
| :05 | gofun | :25 | nijuugofun | :45 | yonjuugofun |
| :06 | roppun | :26 | nijuuroppun | :46 | yonjuuroppun |
| :07 | nanafun | :27 | nijuunanafun | :47 | yonjuunanafun |
| :08 | happun | :28 | nijuuhappun | :48 | yonjuuhappun |
| :09 | kyuufun | :29 | nijuukyuufun | :49 | yonjuukyuufun |
| :10 | juppun | :30 | sanjuppun | :50 | gojuppun |
| :11 | juuippun | :31 | sanjuuippun | :51 | gojuuippun |
| :12 | juunifun | :32 | sanjuunifun | :52 | gojuunifun |
| :13 | juusanpun | :33 | sanjuusanpun | :53 | gojuusanpun |
| :14 | juuyonpun | :34 | sanjuuyonpun | :54 | gojuuyonpun |
| :15 | juugofun | :35 | sanjuugofun | :55 | gojuugofun |
| :16 | juuroppun | :36 | sanjuuroppun | :56 | gojuuroppun |
| :17 | juunanafun | :37 | sanjuunanafun | :57 | gojuunanafun |
| :18 | juuhappun | :38 | sanjuuhappun | :58 | gojuuhappun |
| :19 | juukyuufun | :39 | sanjuukyuufun | :59 | gojuukyuufun |
| :20 | nijuppun | :40 | yonjuppun |
