時間帯(じかんたい)

じかんたい
noun
time slot, time zone, time period
time-general
1. time slot, time period, hours
A range or block of time within a day, such as morning hours, rush hour, or a specific broadcast slot.
この時間帯(じかんたい)は道(みち)が混(こ)む。
The roads are congested during this time of day.
深夜(しんや)の時間帯(じかんたい)は電気代(でんきだい)が安(やす)くなる。
Electricity costs are lower during late-night hours.
ゴールデンタイムの時間帯(じかんたい)に放送(ほうそう)される番組(ばんぐみ)は視聴率(しちょうりつ)が高(たか)い。
Programs broadcast during the prime-time slot have high ratings.
2. time zone
A geographical region that observes a uniform standard time, such as Japan Standard Time or Eastern Time.
日本(にほん)とアメリカは時間帯(じかんたい)が違(ちが)う。
Japan and America are in different time zones.
会議(かいぎ)の時間(じかん)は両方(りょうほう)の時間帯(じかんたい)に合(あ)わせて調整(ちょうせい)した。
The meeting time was adjusted to accommodate both time zones.
海外(かいがい)との取引(とりひき)では時間帯(じかんたい)の差(さ)を考慮(こうりょ)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
When doing business internationally, you need to take time zone differences into account.

Usage

Sense 1 (time slot) is the more common usage in daily Japanese. Refers to a block of hours within a day, such as 朝(あさ)の時間帯(じかんたい) (morning hours), ラッシュの時間帯(じかんたい) (rush hour), or ゴールデンタイムの時間帯(じかんたい) (prime-time slot).

Sense 2 (time zone) is used in international contexts. Japan is in a single time zone (JST, UTC+9) and does not observe daylight saving time.

Common collocations

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Added 2026.2.23 8:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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