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N5 kanji · 10 strokes

時 means time, hour

日 sun · 土 ground · 寸 to measure

時Memory trick

Measure where the sun (日) is over the ground (土): that's the time.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
time, hour
JLPT level
N5
Strokes
10
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) とき toki

とき (toki) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) ジ ji

ジ (ji) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

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Common word

時間 じかん · jikan

time

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

日 Used in 210 kanji

See all 25 at N5 and N4

土 Used in 163 kanji

See all 20 at N5 and N4

寸 Used in 47 kanji

See all 5 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.