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JLPT N5 · Time

時間

じかん

time; hours

Stroke order of 時間

2 characters, 22 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

時 · 10 strokes間 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

The sun (日) over the temple (寺) tells the time; the sun peeking through a gate (門) marks an interval.

Parts: 時 time (日 sun + 寺 temple) + 間 interval (門 gate + 日 sun)

The characters in 時間

  • 時 とき — time; when (10 strokes)
  • 間 あいだ — between; during (12 strokes)

Example sentence

毎日二時間勉強します。

まいにちにじかんべんきょうします。

I study for two hours every day.

Words with 時

Words with 間

More words: Time

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