TextFugu » Topic: 時 and 時間　 http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/feed/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:15:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en-US http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13376 <![CDATA[時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13376 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:36:28 +0000 Yippy Just curious, but what are the differences between 時（じかん） and 時間（じかん）? And can someone give me a few examples? On Anki, 時 is ‘time’ while 時間　is time AND occasion.

Thanks in advance.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13377 <![CDATA[Reply To: 時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13377 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:38:25 +0000 Yippy Sorry, typo there.　時　should be とき.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13378 <![CDATA[Reply To: 時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13378 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:05:01 +0000 KiaiFighter 時　（じ or とき） can mean hour, or ‘when’
ie) ４時に行きました。 (I went at 4:00) (よじにいきました。）
子供の時はカナダに住んでいました。 (When I was a child, I lived in Canada)　（こどものときかなだにすんでいました。）

時間 (じかん）on the other hand, means a period of time.
ie) 昨日は４時間、日本語を勉強しました。 (Yesterday, I studied for 4 hours)　（きのうはよじかん、にほんごをべんきょうしました。）

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13379 <![CDATA[Reply To: 時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13379 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:17:33 +0000 thisiskyle 時間 refers to time interval or when it’s time to do something
〇〇二時間かかります。　________takes two hours.
行く時間ですよ。 It’s time to go.

時(とき) refers to the time something happened or the time when things were a certain way (that made sense…)
中国に行った時に〇〇。　When I went to China ________.
大学生ときに〇〇。 When I was a college student ________.

At least that’s some of it.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13452 <![CDATA[Reply To: 時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13452 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:36:09 +0000 Narcoleptic LTD Kyle, Thanks for using those examples… good to know what those circles actually mean! (first time I’ve seen that):

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まるまる

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13453 <![CDATA[Reply To: 時 and 時間　]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/%e6%99%82-and-%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%80%80/#post-13453 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:02:15 +0000 Yippy Thanks guys, I appreciate it. =)

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