Marugoto Words - Time and Calendar
Time
Hours
あさ (asa): Morning
ごぜん (gozen): a.m./morning
ひる (hiru): Daytime / noon
ごご (gogo): p.m. / afternoon
よる (yoru): Evening / night
~じ (時) (~ji): O'clock
1時 (ichi-ji): 1 o'clock
2時 (ni-ji): 2 o'clock
3時 (san-ji): 3 o'clock
4時 (yo-ji): 4 o'clock
5時 (go-ji): 5 o'clock
6時 (roku-ji): 6 o'clock
7時 (shichi-ji): 7 o'clock
8時 (hachi-ji): 8 o'clock
9時 (ku-ji): 9 o'clock
10時 (juu-ji): 10 o'clock
11時 (juu-ichi-ji): 11 o'clock
12時 (juu-ni-ji): 12 o'clock
Example:
10:45
To say 10:45, you could combine the expressions for the hours and minutes to say 10時45分 (juu-ji yonjuu go-fun). Alternatively, since 45 minutes is 30 minutes plus 15 minutes, you can also say 11時15分前 (juu-ichi-ji juugo-fun mae) which is '15 minutes before 11 o'clock.'
Minutes
~ふん/ぷん (分) (~fun / pun): Minute
1分 (ippun): 1 minute
2分 (ni-fun): 2 minutes
3分 (san-pun): 3 minutes
4分 (yon-pun): 4 minutes
5分 (go-fun): 5 minutes
6分 (roppun): 6 minutes
7分 (nana-fun): 7 minutes
8分 (happun): 8 minutes
9分 (kyuu-fun): 9 minutes
10分 (juppun): 10 minutes
30分 (sanjuppun): 30 minutes
Half Past
~はん (半) (~han): Half past / half
1時半 (ichi-ji-han): One thirty
1時半ごろ (ichi-ji-han goro): Around one thirty
Time Related Vocabulary
〜ごろ (~goro): About
なんじ (nan-ji): What time
いつ (itsu): When
Calendar
1月 (ichi-gatsu): January
2月 (ni-gatsu): February
3月 (san-gatsu): March
4月 (shi-gatsu): April
5月 (go-gatsu): May
6月 (roku-gatsu): June
7月 (shichi-gatsu): July
8月 (hachi-gatsu): August
9月 (ku-gatsu): September
10月 (juu-gatsu): October
11月 (juuichi-gatsu): November
12月 (juuni-gatsu): December
1年 (ichi-nen): One year
1ヶ月 (ikka-getsu): One month
1週間 (isshuu-kan): One week
1日 (ichi-nichi): One day
何年 (nan-nen): How many years
何か月 (nan-ka-getsu): How many months
何週間 (nan-shuu-kan): How many weeks
何日 (nan-nichi): How many days