What does the kanji 時 mean?

The kanji 時 (toki) means "time, hour". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "toki"?

"toki" is written with the kanji 時, meaning "time, hour". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) じ (ji), kunyomi (native Japanese) とき (toki), どき (doki). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 時?

Write 時 ("time") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 時?

時 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) じ (ji), kunyomi (native Japanese) とき (toki), どき (doki).

時“time” Kanjitoki / ji

JLPT N5

How to write 時

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

time, hour

Onyomi (音読み)

じ ji

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

とき toki
どき doki

Japanese reading

Practice 時 on paper — a printable tracing grid with stroke order

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Example sentences using 時

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

今いまはあまり時間じかんがないのです。
I don't have much time now.
時間 (じかん)
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８時半じはんちょうどですか。
Is it just eight-thirty?
時半 (じはん)
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時ときにはうまくいかないこともある。
Once in a while everything goes wrong.
時には (ときには)
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