ๆ
JLPT N5
Time, hour
Readings
Onโyomi: ใธ (ji)
Kunโyomi: ใจใ (toki)
time
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ๆ
ใจใ
time
ๆ้
ใใใ
hours
ๆ่จ
ใจใใ
clock
ไธๆ
ใใกใ
one o'clock
ๅๆ
ใฉใใ
same time
ๆไปฃ
ใใ ใ
Era/Period
Example Sentences
ๅญใฉใใฎๆใใใๆตทใซ่กใใพใใใ
ใใฉใใฎ ใจใใใใ ใใฟใซ ใใใพใใใ
When I was a child, I often went to the sea.
ใฉใฎใใใๆ้ใใใใใพใใใ
ใฉใฎใใใ ใใใใ ใใใใพใใใ
How long will it take?
ๆฐใใๆ่จใ่ฒทใใพใใใ
ใใใใใ ใจใใใ ใใใพใใใ
I bought a new watch.
ไผ่ญฐใฏไธๆใซๅงใพใใพใใ
ใใใใฏ ใใกใใซ ใฏใใพใใพใใ
The meeting starts at one.
ไบใคใฎใคใใณใใๅๆใซ่กใใใพใใ ๆฑๆธๆไปฃใซใคใใฆๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใ
ใตใใคใฎ ใคใใณใใ ใฉใใใซ ใใใชใใใพใใ ใใฉใใ ใใซใคใใฆ ในใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
Two events take place at the same time. I am studying the Edo period.
Cultural Note
โข In daily life, ๆ (ใ) is used to express clock time:
o e.g., ๏ผๆ (ใใ) โ 5 oโclock
โข ใจใ expresses a point in time or a period:
o e.g., ๆใชๆ โ when Iโm free
โข Many proverbs use ๆ to talk about life and timing โ for example:
o ๆใฏ้ใชใ (ใจใใฏใใญใชใ) โ โTime is money.โ
o e.g., ๏ผๆ (ใใ) โ 5 oโclock
โข ใจใ expresses a point in time or a period:
o e.g., ๆใชๆ โ when Iโm free
โข Many proverbs use ๆ to talk about life and timing โ for example:
o ๆใฏ้ใชใ (ใจใใฏใใญใชใ) โ โTime is money.โ