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Time Reading Quiz
What time is this in romaji?
1:52 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" (午前)
- 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 | 1時 (一時) |
| 2 o'clock | ni-ji | 2時 (二時) |
| 3 o'clock | san-ji | 3時 (三時) |
| 4 o'clock | yo-ji | 4時 (四時) |
| 5 o'clock | go-ji | 5時 (五時) |
| 6 o'clock | roku-ji | 6時 (六時) |
| 7 o'clock | shichi-ji | 7時 (七時) |
| 8 o'clock | hachi-ji | 8時 (八時) |
| 9 o'clock | ku-ji | 9時 (九時) |
| 10 o'clock | juu-ji | 10時 (十時) |
| 11 o'clock | juuichi-ji | 11時 (十一時) |
| 12 o'clock | juuni-ji | 12時 (十二時) |
Minutes
| English | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| 1 minute | ip-pun | １分 (一分) |
| 2 minutes | ni-fun | ２分 (二分) |
| 3 minutes | san-pun | ３分 (三分) |
| 4 minutes | yon-pun | ４分 (四分) |
| 5 minutes | go-fun | ５分 (五分) |
| 6 minutes | rop-pun | ６分 (六分) |
| 7 minutes | nana-fun | ７分 (七分) |
| 8 minutes | hap-pun | ８分 (八分) |
| 9 minutes | kyuu-fun | ９分 (九分) |
| 10 minutes | jup-pun | 10分 (一〇分) |
| 11 minutes | juuip-pun | 11分 (一一分) |
| 20 minutes | nijup-pun | 20分 (二〇分) |
| 23 minutes | nijuusan-pun | 23分 (二三分) |
| 30 minutes | sanjup-pun | 30分 (三〇分) |
| 35 minutes | sanjuugo-fun | 35分 (三五分) |
| 40 minutes | yonjup-pun | 40分 (四〇分) |
| 47 minutes | yonjuunana-fun | 47分 (四七分) |
| 50 minutes | gojup-pun | 50分 (五〇分) |
| 59 minutes | gojuukyuu-fun | 59分 (五九分) |
| half past | han | 半 |
