時 — time, hour
とき
時
time
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
time
U+6642
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #16
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #174
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- time
- hour
word
とき ・どき toki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
し ・じ shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
と ・ど to Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
ひ
日
sun
#72
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 日 (sun/day) gives the meaning domain. 寺 (ji, temple) provides the sound. Time — originally measured by the sun's position.