時間(じかん)

じかん
noun
time, hour
time-general
1. time
The general concept of time, or a period/amount of time. 時間(じかん)がない (no time), 時間(じかん)がかかる (takes time).
時間(じかん)がない。
I don't have time.
時間(じかん)がありますか。
Do you have time?
時間(じかん)がかかる。
It takes time.
Please value your time.
I'm busy and don't have time, but I think I can make some time on the weekend.
2. hour(s)
Used as a counter for hours. 三時間(さんじかん) (three hours).
I waited for one hour.
It took three hours.
毎日(まいにち)八時間(はちじかん)寝(ね)ています。
I sleep eight hours every day.

Usage

時間(じかん) is both a noun meaning "time" and the word for a period of hours.

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Similar words

  • 時(とき): a time or moment when something happens (子(こ)どもの時(とき)); 時間(じかん) is time as an amount or a span.