JLPT N5 kanji · 10 strokes · #16 by frequency
時 — Time, hour
- Meaning
- Time, hour
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ジ
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- とき-どき
- Radical
- 日
Stroke order
10 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Components
The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.
Memory hook
Without a clock, the monk in the Buddhist temple (寺) watches the sun (日)'s position to know the time (時).
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時 | とき | time, hour, moment |
| 時々 | ときどき | sometimes, occasionally, at times |
| 時間 | じかん | time |
| 一時 | ひととき | a (short) time, a while, moment |
| 何時も | いつも | always, all the time, at all times |
| 時計 | とけい | clock, watch, timepiece |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.