time, hour
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
注目！今日の会議は十五時、メインルームだ。
Chuumoku! Kyou no kaigi wa juugo-ji, mein ruumu da.
Attention! Today's meeting is at fifteen hundred, in the main room.
みんな注目！終電は二十三時四十分発だ。
Minna chuumoku! Shuuden wa nijuusan-ji yonjuppun hatsu da.
Attention, everyone! The last train leaves at twenty-three forty.
仕事では、いつも二十四時間表記を使う。
Shigoto dewa, itsumo nijuuyo-jikan hyouki o tsukau.
At work, we always use the 24-hour clock.
今日は違うよ！会議があるから、十二時半に変わったんだ。
Kyou wa chigau yo! Kaigi ga aru kara, juuni-ji han ni kawattan da.
Not today! It changed to twelve thirty because of the meeting.
時間は、いつも七時です。
Jikan wa, itsumo shichi-ji desu.
The time is always seven in the morning.
時間は、いつも七時です。
Jikan wa, itsumo shichi-ji desu.
The time is always seven in the morning.
時々、丁寧な言葉とあまり丁寧じゃない言葉を間違えることでも有名になっています。
Tokidoki, teinei na kotoba to amari teinei ja nai kotoba o machigaeru koto demo yuumei ni natte imasu.
And, without meaning to, he's also becoming known for mixing up polite words with some not-so-polite ones.
携帯は七時四十二分を示していました。
Keitai wa shichi-ji yonjuuni-fun o shimeshite imashita.
His phone showed seven forty-two.
あとは三時と十五時を間違えなければね。
Ato wa san-ji to juugo-ji o machigaenakereba ne.
Just don't mix up three and fifteen again.
だいたい十時半から、十五分間だよ。
Daitai juu-ji han kara, juugofun-kan da yo.
Usually around ten thirty, for fifteen minutes.
なんで「十五時」って言うの？「午後三時」じゃなくて？
Nande "juugo-ji" tte iu no? "Gogo san-ji" ja nakute?
Why do you say "fifteen hundred" instead of "three PM"?
ルーカスがドアの近くまで来た時、変な音が聞こえました。
Rūkasu ga doa no chikaku made kita toki, hen na oto ga kikoemashita.
Lucas was almost at the door when he heard a strange noise.
ラファエルは最後まで残り、もう一度時刻表を確認していました。
Rafaeru wa saigo made nokori, mou ichido jikokuhyou o kakunin shite imashita.
Rafael stayed until the end, checking the schedule board one more time.
目覚まし時計が鳴りましたが、気づかずに止めて、また寝てしまいました。
Mezamashi dokei ga narimashita ga, kizukazu ni tomete, mata nete shimaimashita.
The alarm went off, he turned it off without realizing, and fell back asleep.
私は毎日、朝六時に起きます。
Watashi wa mainichi, asa rokuji ni okimasu.
Every day, I wake up at six in the morning.
五時間ぐらい寝てます…仕事中に、すごく早く食べます。
Gojikan gurai netemasu... shigotochuu ni, sugoku hayaku tabemasu.
I sleep about five hours... and I eat really fast, in the middle of work.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0