時 Kanji – time
The Japanese kanji 時 can mean time, hour.
Meaning and Readings
How is 時 read?
時 has the onyomi reading ジ and the kunyomi readings とき, -どき.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ji, toki, doki.
Common Japanese Words Using 時
These common Japanese words contain 時. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ひと時（ひととき） — a (short) time, a while, moment
- 一時間（いちじかん） — one hour
- 一時金（いちじきん） — single amount (of money), one-off payment, lump sum
- 一時的（いちじてき） — temporary, transitory, short-lived
- 営業時間（えいぎょうじかん） — business hours, opening hours, office hours
- 黄金時代（おうごんじだい） — golden age
- 何時（いつ） — when, at what time, how soon
- 何時（なんじ） — what time, which hour
- 何時までも（いつまでも） — forever, eternally, for good, as long as one likes, indefinitely, endlessly, for a long time
- 何時も（いつも） — always, all the time, at all times