(にじかん)

にじかん
noun
two hours
time-general
1. two hours
A duration of two hours. Formed with 時間(じかん) (hour, time duration) used as a counter.
二時間(にじかん)()った
I waited two hours.
試験(しけん)二時間(にじかん)()わった
The exam ended in two hours.
It takes about two hours from Tokyo to Nagoya by shinkansen.

() (two) + 時間(じかん) (hour, duration). Pronounced にじかん, not 'にじじかん'.

DURATION VS. TIME POINT:

  • 二時間(にじかん): a duration of two hours
  • 二時(にじ): two o'clock (the time point)

The counter 時間(じかん) is used for durations; () alone marks a clock time.

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