時
time, hour
- 日sun
- 寺temple
- kun
- ときtoki
- on
- ジji
mnemonic
The SUN (日) beside a TEMPLE (寺). Temples rang the bells that told the TIME of day, following the sun. "Ji" (ジ): what time is it? Ichi-ji, one o'clock.
examples
- 時間じかんjikantime
- 三時さんじsanjithree o'clock
- 時々ときどきtokidokisometimes