時(じ)

じ
counter
o'clock; hour (counter)
time-general
1. o'clock; hour (counter)
Counter for hours of the day (clock time).
今(いま)、何(なん)時(じ)？
What time is it now?
8時(じ)に起(お)きた。
I woke up at 8 o'clock.
会議(かいぎ)は午後(ごご)2時(じ)から始(はじ)まります。
The meeting starts at 2 PM.

時(じ) is the counter for hours when telling time.

COUNTING PATTERN (o'clock):
1: 一時(いちじ) 6: 六時(ろくじ)
2: 二時(にじ) 7: 七時(しちじ)
3: 三時(さんじ) 8: 八時(はちじ)
4: 四時(よじ) 9: 九時(くじ)
5: 五時(ごじ) 10: 十時(じゅうじ)

Counting patterns

  • 4: よじ (not よんじ)
  • 7: しちじ (ななじ also exists but less standard)
  • 9: くじ (not きゅうじ)

Common patterns

Related counters

Related Words

Related: 分(ふん) (minute counter)
Related: 時間(じかん) (hour duration)
Related: 何時(なんじ) (what time)
Related: 秒(びょう) (second counter)
Compare: 一時間(いちじかん) (one hour)
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Added 2026.2.4 12:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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