数時間(すうじかん)

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

Related time expressions

• 数分(すうふん): several minutes
• 数日(すうじつ): several days
• 数週間(すうしゅうかん): several weeks
• 数ヶ月(すうかげつ): several months
• 数年(すうねん): several years

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

• 何時間(なんじかん)か: some hours — slightly more vague
• 二、三時間(にさんじかん): two or three hours — narrower range