時 — time; hour (JLPT N5 kanji)
時
time; hour
ジ とき・
10 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ジ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- とき
- どき
Meanings
timehour
Words with 時
時計とけいclock; watch
時間じかんtime; hour
Appears in these kanji
蒔シ・うsow seeds
Do not confuse with
持ジ・もhold; have
待タイ・まwait
In the vocabulary
高い 時計 です。
It’s an expensive watch.
How to remember it
時日 (sun) is on the left. Imagine watching the sun move past a temple 寺 to keep track of the time.