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Japanese Time Vocabulary: 320+ Essential Words [FULL]

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Japanese Time Vocabulary: 320+ Essential Words [FULL]

Table of Contents

1. Years and Seasons

2. Months

3. Weeks

4. Days

5. Hours

6. Minutes & Seconds

7. Morning/Evening

8. Time Words

9. Periods and Eras

10. Time Expression and Idioms

11. Miscellaneous Time Words

Japanese time vocabulary is one of the most practical areas to master, whether you’re making plans, setting appointments, or simply talking about your daily routine. Let’s dicover 320+ essential words from Mazii to help you confidently use time-related vocabulary in real-life conversations.

Time Vocabulary Japanese: 320+ Essential Words [FULL]

Years and Seasons


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





toshi



year





sai



year old



去年



kyonen



last year



今年



kotoshi



this year



来年



rainen



next year



一昨年



ototoshi



year before last



再来年



sarainen



year after next



年末



nenmatsu



year-end



年始



nenshi



new year



年中



nenjū



all year round



毎年



maitoshi



every year



季節



kisetsu



season





haru



spring





natsu



summer





aki



autumn





fuyu



winter


Months


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



一月



ichigatsu



January



二月



nigatsu



February



三月



sangatsu



March



四月



shigatsu



April



五月



gogatsu



May



六月



rokugatsu



June



七月



shichigatsu



July



八月



hachigatsu



August



九月



kugatsu



September



十月



jūgatsu



October



十一月



jūichigatsu



November



十二月



jūnigatsu



December





tsuki



month



先月



sengetsu



last month



今月



kongetsu



this month



来月



raigetsu



next month



毎月



maitsuki



every month


Weeks


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





shū



week



先週



senshū



last week



今週



konshū



this week



来週



raishū



next week



毎週



maishū



every week



週末



shūmatsu



weekend



週明け



shūake



start of the week



平日



heijitsu



weekday



曜日



yōbi



day of the week



日曜日



nichiyōbi



Sunday



月曜日



getsuyōbi



Monday



火曜日



kayōbi



Tuesday



水曜日



suiyōbi



Wednesday



木曜日



mokuyōbi



Thursday



金曜日



kin'yōbi



Friday



土曜日



doyōbi



Saturday


Days


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





hi



day



一日



tsuitachi



1st day of the month



二日



futsuka



2nd day of the month



三日



mikka



3rd day of the month



四日



yokka



4th day of the month



五日



itsuka



5th day of the month



六日



muika



6th day of the month



七日



nanoka



7th day of the month



八日



yōka



8th day of the month



九日



kokonoka



9th day of the month



十日



tōka



10th day of the month



十一日



jūichinichi



11th day of the month



十二日



jūninichi



12th day of the month



十三日



jūsan'nichi



13th day of the month



十四日



jūyokka



14th day of the month



十五日



jūgonichi



15th day of the month



十六日



jūrokunichi



16th day of the month



十七日



jūshichinichi



17th day of the month



十八日



jūhachinichi



18th day of the month



十九日



jūkunichi



19th day of the month



二十日



hatsuka



20th day of the month



二十一日



nijūichinichi



21st day of the month



二十二日



nijūninichi



22nd day of the month



二十三日



nijūsan'nichi



23rd day of the month



二十四日



nijūyonnichi



24th day of the month



二十五日



nijūgonichi



25th day of the month



二十六日



nijūrokunichi



26th day of the month



二十七日



nijūshichinichi



27th day of the month



二十八日



nijūhachinichi



28th day of the month



二十九日



nijūkunichi



29th day of the month



三十日



sanjūnichi



30th day of the month



三十一日



sanjūichinichi



31st day of the month



日中



nicchū



during the day



毎日



mainichi



every day



明日



ashita



tomorrow



明後日



asatte



day after tomorrow



今日



kyō



today



昨日



kinō



yesterday



一昨日



ototoi



day before yesterday


Hours


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



時間



jikan



time/hour





ji



o'clock



一時



ichiji



1 o'clock



二時



niji



2 o'clock



三時



sanji



3 o'clock



四時



yoji



4 o'clock



五時



goji



5 o'clock



六時



rokuji



6 o'clock



七時



shichiji



7 o'clock



八時



hachiji



8 o'clock



九時



kuji



9 o'clock



十時



jūji



10 o'clock



十一時



jūichiji



11 o'clock



十二時



jūniiji



12 o'clock





hiru



noon



昼間



hiruma



daytime



昼過ぎ



hirusugi



afternoon



毎時



maiji



every hour


Minutes & Seconds


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





fun/pun



minute



一分



ippun



one minute



二分



nifun



two minutes



三分



sanpun



three minutes



四分



yonpun



four minutes



五分



gofun



five minutes



六分



roppun



six minutes



七分



nanafun



seven minutes



八分



happun/hachifun



eight minutes



九分



kyūfun



nine minutes



十分



juppun/jippun



ten minutes



毎分



maifun



every minute





byō



second



一秒



ichibyō



one second



十秒



jūbyō



ten seconds



三十秒



sanjūbyō



thirty seconds



六十秒



rokujūbyō



sixty seconds



毎秒



maibyō



every second


Morning/Evening


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





asa



morning



朝方



asagata



early morning





hiru



noon





ban



evening





yoru



night



夜中



yonaka



midnight





yoi



early evening



未明



mimei



dawn



明け方



akegata



dawn



早朝



sōchō



early morning



午前



gozen



a.m.



午後



gogo



p.m.



今朝



kesa



this morning



今夜



kon'ya



tonight



昨夜



sakuya



last night



今晩



konban



tonight



毎朝



maiasa



every morning



毎晩



maiban



every night


Time Words


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



いつ



itsu



when





ima



now



今から



imakara



from now on



先ほど



sakihodo



a little while ago



さっき



sakki



a little while ago



もうすぐ



mōsugu



very soon



後で



atode



later



後ほど



nochihodo



later on





mukashi



long ago, old times



未来



mirai



future



過去



kako



past



現在



genzai



present



暫く



shibaraku



for a while



常に



tsuneni



always



時々



tokidoki



sometimes



たまに



tamani



occasionally



滅多に



mettani



rarely



全く



mattaku



completely, not at all



一生



isshō



lifetime



時代



jidai



era, period



期限



kigen



deadline



予定



yotei



schedule



期間



kikan



period of time



永久



eikyū



eternity



永遠



eien



eternity



早く



hayaku



early



遅く



osoku



late



直ぐに



suguni



immediately



同時に



dōjini



at the same time



既に



sudeni



already



まだ



mada



yet, still



やがて



yagate



eventually



そのうち



sonouchi



eventually



しばらくして



shibarakushite



after a while



たとえ



tatoe



even if



過ごす



sugosu



to spend (time)



間に合う



ma ni au



to be on time



遅れる



okureru



to be late



待つ



matsu



to wait



終わる



owaru



to finish



始まる



hajimaru



to begin



続く



tsuzuku



to continue



経つ



tatsu



to pass (time)



時刻



jikoku



time (exact)



時期



jiki



season, time of year



時間割



jikanwari



timetable, schedule



時差



jisa



time difference



瞬間



shunkan



moment





hima



free time



余裕



yoyū



spare time



定刻



teikoku



fixed time, scheduled time



最終



saishū



last, final



最初



saisho



first, beginning



途中



tochū



on the way, in the middle of


Periods and Eras


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



世紀



seiki



century



年代



nendai



decade





koro



approx. time, around



時代



jidai



era, period



新時代



shin jidai



new era



古代



kodai



ancient times



中世



chūsei



Middle Ages



近代



kindai



modern times



現代



gendai



present age, modern times



未来



mirai



future



過去



kako



past


Time Expression and Idioms


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



間に合う



ma ni au



to be on time



間に合わせる



ma ni awaseru



to make it on time



間に合わない



ma ni awanai



to not be on time



時間がかかる



jikan ga kakaru



to take time



時間をかける



jikan o kakeru



to spend time



時が経つのは早い



toki ga tatsu no wa hayai



Time flies



時を忘れる



toki o wasureru



to lose track of time



時代遅れ



jidai okure



old-fashioned, outdated



時間切れ



jikan gire



out of time



暇つぶし



hima tsubushi



killing time


Miscellaneous Time Words


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



毎日



mainichi



every day



毎年



maitoshi



every year



毎朝



maiasa



every morning



毎晩



maiban



every night



毎月



maitsuki



every month



毎週



maishū



every week



毎回



maikai



every time



何時



nanji



what time?



何日



nan'nichi



what day?



何曜日



nan'yōbi



what day of the week?



何時頃



nanji goro



around what time?



いつ頃



itsu goro



around when?



いつでも



itsudemo



anytime



いつか



itsuka



someday



いつまでも



itsumademo



forever



常に



tsuneni



always



絶えず



taezu



constantly



頻繁に



hinpan ni



frequently



どんどん



dondon



rapidly



すぐに



sugu ni



immediately



あとで



atode



later



さきほど



sakihodo



a little while ago





mae



before





ato



after



以前



izen



before



以後



igo



after



以降



ikō



from now on, after



以来



irai



since



終わるまで



owaru made



until the end



始まるまで



hajimaru made



until the beginning



終わった後



owatta ato



after it's over



始まる前



hajimaru mae



before it begins



ちょうど



chōdo



exactly, just



ほぼ



hobo



almost





yaku



approximately



ほとんど



hotondo



almost



暫く



shibaraku



for a while



ずっと



zutto



for a long time



最近



saikin



recently



近頃



chikagoro



recently



この頃



konogoro



recently



つい



tsui



just, just a little while ago



今に



ima ni



someday



いまごろ



imagoro



around now



そのうち



sonouchi



eventually



やがて



yagate



eventually



間もなく



mamonaku



soon



そろそろ



sorosoro



it's about time



久しぶり



hisashiburi



a long time no see



一日中



ichinichijū



all day long



一年中



ichinenjū



all year long



一晩中



hitoban'jū



all night long



一生



isshō



lifetime



永い



nagai



long (time)



短い



mijikai



short (time)



早い



hayai



fast, early



遅い



osoi



slow, late



忙しい



isogashii



busy





hima



free (time)



余裕



yoyū



time to spare



期限



kigen



deadline



予定



yotei



schedule



計画



keikaku



plan



日程



nittei



daily schedule



スケジュール



sukejūru



schedule



タイムリミット



taimu rimito



time limit



タイムオーバー



taimu ōbā



time over



タイム



taimu



time



タイムラグ



taimu ragu



time lag



時代遅れ



jidaiokure



old-fashioned



時間切れ



jikan'gire



out of time



タイムリー



taimurī



timely



一瞬



isshun



a moment



刹那



setsuna



a moment



瞬間



shunkan



a moment



途端に



totan ni



just as, as soon as



漸く



yōyaku



at last



やっと



yatto



at last



とうとう



tōtō



finally



ついに



tsuini



finally



終に



tsuini



finally



果たして



hatashite



as expected, really



まず



mazu



first of all



最初に



saisho ni



at first



最後に



saigo ni



at last



その後



sono ato



after that



それから



sorekara



and then



そして



soshite



and then



ときに



toki ni



sometimes



一時



ichiji



for a time, temporarily



永遠に



eien ni



eternally



永久に



eikyū ni



eternally


Mastering Japanese time vocabulary is a key step toward sounding natural and fluent in daily communication. With these 320+ essential words, you can schedule meetings, describe your routine, or discuss past and future events with ease.

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