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two hours
A duration of two hours. Formed with 時間 (hour, time duration) used as a counter.
二時間待った。
I waited two hours.
試験は二時間で終わった。
The exam ended in two hours.
東京から名古屋まで新幹線で約二時間かかる。
It takes about two hours from Tokyo to Nagoya by shinkansen.
二 (two) + 時間 (hour, duration). Pronounced にじかん, not 'にじじかん'.
DURATION VS. TIME POINT:
- 二時間: a duration of two hours
- 二時: two o'clock (the time point)
The counter 時間 is used for durations; 時 alone marks a clock time.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 二時間かかる: to take two hours
- 二時間待つ: to wait two hours
- 二時間以内: within two hours
- 二時間以上: more than two hours
RELATED:
- 一時間: one hour
- 三時間: three hours
- 半時間: half an hour (less common than 三十分)