数時間(すうじかん)

すうじかん
noun
several hours; a few hours
time-period
1. several hours; a few hours
An indefinite number of hours, typically implying somewhere between two and five or six hours.
数時間(すうじかん)待(ま)った。
I waited for several hours.
手術(しゅじゅつ)は数時間(すうじかん)かかる見込(みこ)みだ。
The surgery is expected to take several hours.
停電(ていでん)で数時間(すうじかん)にわたって電気(でんき)が使(つか)えなかった。
Due to the power outage, electricity was unavailable for several hours.

A common time expression using the prefix 数(すう) (several) with the time counter 時間(じかん) (hours).

Related words

Common collocations

  • 数時間(すうじかん)後(ご): several hours later
  • 数時間(すうじかん)前(まえ): several hours ago
  • 数時間(すうじかん)おきに: every few hours
  • 数時間(すうじかん)にわたって: for several hours (duration)

Similar words

Related Words

Related: 数分(すうふん) (several minutes)
Related: 数日(すうじつ) (several days)
Related: 数週間(すうしゅうかん) (several weeks)
Related: 数年(すうねん) (several years)
Related: 数回(すうかい) (several times)
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