Japanese Time Expressions
Days, months, clock times, and relative time words
Practice Japanese — Japanese Time Expressions
Days of the Week (曜日)
月曜日getsuyōbiMonday
火曜日kayōbiTuesday
水曜日suiyōbiWednesday
木曜日mokuyōbiThursday
金曜日kin'yōbiFriday
土曜日doyōbiSaturday
日曜日nichiyōbiSunday
Relative Time
おとといototoiDay before yesterday
昨日kinōYesterday
今日kyōToday
明日ashitaTomorrow
明後日asatteDay after tomorrow
先週senshūLast week
今週konshūThis week
来週raishūNext week
先月sengetsuLast month
今月kongetsuThis month
来月raigetsuNext month
去年kyonenLast year
今年kotoshiThis year
来年rainenNext year
Months (月)
一月ichi-gatsuJanuary
二月ni-gatsuFebruary
三月san-gatsuMarch
四月shi-gatsuApril
五月go-gatsuMay
六月roku-gatsuJune
七月shichi-gatsuJuly
八月hachi-gatsuAugust
九月ku-gatsuSeptember
十月jū-gatsuOctober
十一月jūichi-gatsuNovember
十二月jūni-gatsuDecember
Clock Hours (時)
一時ichi-ji1 o'clock
二時ni-ji2 o'clock
三時san-ji3 o'clock
四時yo-ji ⚠4 o'clock
五時go-ji5 o'clock
六時roku-ji6 o'clock
七時shichi-ji7 o'clock
八時hachi-ji8 o'clock
九時ku-ji ⚠9 o'clock
十時jū-ji10 o'clock
十一時jūichi-ji11 o'clock
十二時jūni-ji12 o'clock
Minutes (分)
一分ip-pun ⚠1 min
二分ni-fun2 min
三分san-pun ⚠3 min
四分yon-pun ⚠4 min
五分go-fun5 min
六分rop-pun ⚠6 min
七分nana-fun7 min
八分hap-pun ⚠8 min
九分kyū-fun9 min
十分jup-pun ⚠10 min
十五分jūgo-fun15 min
三十分/半sanjup-pun / han30 min / half
Time of Day & Frequency
朝asaMorning
昼hiruNoon / Daytime
夕方yūgataEvening
夜yoruNight
午前gozenAM (before noon)
午後gogoPM (after noon)
毎日mainichiEvery day
毎週maishūEvery week
毎月maitsukiEvery month
毎年maitoshiEvery year
⚠ Sound Changes for Minutes
Minutes use ふん (fun) or ぷん (pun) depending on the number. Pun is used for: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10. Fun is used for: 2, 5, 7, 9. Hours: 4 o'clock → よじ (not しじ), 9 o'clock → くじ (not きゅうじ).