English–Japanese

“am” in Japanese

Japanese

Pronunciation

Romajigozen

Example

午前九時です。go zen ku ji de su

It is 9 am.

Illustration for 午前 (am)

How to say “am” in Japanese

“Am” in Japanese is 午前 (gozen). 午前 can also mean “morning”.

It identifies a morning time by locating it before the day's midpoint at noon.

Full entry for 午前: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 午前

今日は午前の授業があります。kyō wa go zen no ju gyō ga a ri ma su

I have a class in the morning today.

午前は図書館で勉強します。go zen wa to sho kan de ben kyō shi ma su

I study at the library in the morning.

Tips for using 午前

  • Japanese writes 午前 (gozen) before a time, so 午前九時 (gozen kuji) follows a different word order from English 9 AM.

Related English words

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