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).
時
間
jikan
time
当
時
touji
at that time
同
時
に
doujini
simultaneously
時
点
jiten
point in time
日
時
nichiji
date and time
一
時
ichiji
temporarily
時
半
jihan
half past (the hour)
同
時
douji
simultaneous
長
時
間
choujikan
long time
と
同
時
に
todoujini
at the same time as
時
空
jikuu
space-time
数
時
間
suujikan
several hours
時
代
jidai
era
時
期
jiki
time
時
事
jiji
current events
短
時
間
tanjikan
short period of time
一
時
期
ichijiki
a period of time
定
時
teiji
regular time
時
速
jisoku
speed per hour
待
ち
時
間
machijikan
waiting time
戦
時
senji
wartime
時
差
jisa
time difference
時
給
jikyuu
hourly wage
現
時
点
genjiten
present point
常
時
jouji
always
時
価
jika
market price
時
効
jikou
statute of limitations
時
刻
jikoku
time
臨
時
rinji
temporary
随
時
zuiji
at any time
瞬
時
shunji
instant
即
時
sokuji
immediate
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.
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.