Time

The suffix for hours or o'clock is -ji. Note that 4 o'clock is pronounced as yoji,
not yonji.
1 o'clock

ichiji

2 o'clock

niji

3 o'clock

sanji

4 o'clock

yoji *

5 o'clock

goji

6 o'clock

rokuji

7 o'clock

shichiji

8 o'clock

hachiji

9 o'clock

kuji

10 o'clock

juuji

11 o'clock

juuichiji

12 o'clock

juuniji

For minutes attach -fun to the standard set of numbers.

yonj
: ip : juur : sanj :
uur
0pu 1opp 3uuip 4
opp
1n 6un 1pun 6
un
juu
yonj
:
:
: sanj :
nif nan
uun
0
1
3uuni 4
un afu
anaf
2
7
2fun 7
n
un
sanj yonj
: sa : juu :
:
uus uuh
0np 1hap 3
4
anp app
3un 8pun 3
8
un
un
juu sanj
: yo :
:
kyu uuy
0np 1
3
ufu onp
4un 9
4
n
un

yonj
:
uuk
4
yuuf
9
un

: go : niju : sanj : goju

0fu 2ppu 3uug 5ppu
5n 0n 5ofu 0n

n
sanj
: ro : niju :
: goju
uur
0pp 2uip 3
5uipp
opp
6un 1pun 6
1un
un
na
sanj
:
: niju :
: goju
na
uun
0
2unif 3
5unif
fu
ana
7
2un 7
2un
n
fun
niju sanj
: ha :
:
usa uuh
0pp 2
3
npu app
8un 3
8
n
un

goju
:
usa
5
npu
3
n

ky niju sanj goju

:
:
:
:
uu uyo uuk uyo
0
2
3
5
fu npu yuuf npu
9
4
9
4
n
n
un
n
: ju : niju : yonj : goju
1pp 2ugo 4upp 5ugof
0un 5fun 0un 5un
ju niju
goju
:
:
: yonj :
ui uro
uro
1
2
4uuip 5
pp ppu
ppu
1
6
1pun 6
un n
n
ju niju
goju
:
:
: yonj :
un una
una
1
2
4uuni 5
ifu naf
nafu
2
7
2fun 7
n
un
n
ju
niju yonj
: us :
:
uha uus
1an 2
4
ppu anp
3pu 8
3
n
un
n

goju
:
uha
5
ppu
8
n

ju
niju yonj
: uy :
:
uky uuy
1on 2
4
uuf onp
4pu 9
4
un un
n

goju
:
uky
5
uufu
9
n

ju
yonj
:
: san :
ug
uug
1
3jup 4
of
ofu
5
0pun 5
un
n

To make a time of day combine the hour from above with the minute.
Examples:
yoji sanjunifun - 4:32
goji gojuuhappun - 5:58
One can also use the term han for half past the hour. Han literally means half.
Example:
hachiji han - 8:30
To distinguish between A.M. and P.M. use the terms gozen and gogo. A.M. is
gozen and P.M. is gogo. Note that gozen and gogo should appear before the
time, not after.
Examples:
gogo sanji - 3 P.M.
gozen niji juuippun - 2:11 A.M.
To ask what time it is now, the phrase Ima, nanji desu ka. can be used.