時 (とき) — time, when, occasion
時
time
Frequency #16
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
adverb
noun
time
toki
とき
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
とき[2] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- time
- when
- occasion
Explained in simple Japanese
- なにかが おこる ころや、その あいだ。
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Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 時.