Time Reading Quiz

What time is this in romaji?

7:57 PM

Spaces are OK. Example: "gozen kuji" is just as valid as "gozenkuji".

Time Answer

Study Japanese Time Readings

Before starting: If you're not comfortable with Japanese numbers yet, we recommend practicing with our number reading quiz first.

Here are the key patterns for telling time in Japanese:

  • For AM times: use "gozen" (εˆε‰)
  • For PM times: use "gogo" (午後)
  • For half hours: add "han" (半)

Examples:

  • 9:00 AM = gozen kuji
  • 9:00 PM = gogo kuji
  • 9:30 AM = gozen kuji han
  • 9:15 AM = gozen kuji juugo fun

For detailed pronunciation guidance, see the reference charts below.

Hours

English Pronunciation Japanese
1 o'clock ichi-ji 1ζ™‚ (δΈ€ζ™‚)
2 o'clock ni-ji 2ζ™‚ (δΊŒζ™‚)
3 o'clock san-ji 3ζ™‚ (δΈ‰ζ™‚)
4 o'clock yo-ji 4ζ™‚ (ε››ζ™‚)
5 o'clock go-ji 5ζ™‚ (δΊ”ζ™‚)
6 o'clock roku-ji 6ζ™‚ (ε…­ζ™‚)
7 o'clock shichi-ji 7ζ™‚ (δΈƒζ™‚)
8 o'clock hachi-ji 8ζ™‚ (ε…«ζ™‚)
9 o'clock ku-ji 9ζ™‚ (九時)
10 o'clock juu-ji 10ζ™‚ (十時)
11 o'clock juuichi-ji 11ζ™‚ (十一時)
12 o'clock juuni-ji 12ζ™‚ (εδΊŒζ™‚)
Red = irregular pronunciation

Minutes

English Pronunciation Japanese
1 minute ip-pun οΌ‘εˆ† (δΈ€εˆ†)
2 minutes ni-fun οΌ’εˆ† (δΊŒεˆ†)
3 minutes san-pun οΌ“εˆ† (δΈ‰εˆ†)
4 minutes yon-pun οΌ”εˆ† (ε››εˆ†)
5 minutes go-fun οΌ•εˆ† (δΊ”εˆ†)
6 minutes rop-pun οΌ–εˆ† (ε…­εˆ†)
7 minutes nana-fun οΌ—εˆ† (δΈƒεˆ†)
8 minutes hap-pun οΌ˜εˆ† (ε…«εˆ†)
9 minutes kyuu-fun οΌ™εˆ† (δΉεˆ†)
10 minutes jup-pun 10εˆ† (δΈ€γ€‡εˆ†)
11 minutes juuip-pun 11εˆ† (δΈ€δΈ€εˆ†)
20 minutes nijup-pun 20εˆ† (δΊŒγ€‡εˆ†)
23 minutes nijuusan-pun 23εˆ† (δΊŒδΈ‰εˆ†)
30 minutes sanjup-pun 30εˆ† (δΈ‰γ€‡εˆ†)
35 minutes sanjuugo-fun 35εˆ† (δΈ‰δΊ”εˆ†)
40 minutes yonjup-pun 40εˆ† (ε››γ€‡εˆ†)
47 minutes yonjuunana-fun 47εˆ† (ε››δΈƒεˆ†)
50 minutes gojup-pun 50εˆ† (δΊ”γ€‡εˆ†)
59 minutes gojuukyuu-fun 59εˆ† (δΊ”δΉεˆ†)
half past han 半
Red = irregular pronunciation