二時間(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)待(ま)った。
I waited two hours.
試験(しけん)は二時間(にじかん)で終(お)わった。
The exam ended in two hours.
It takes about two hours from Tokyo to Nagoya by shinkansen.

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

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  • 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; 時(じ) alone marks a clock time.

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