Japanese word

当時

Pronunciation

Romajitōji

Meaning

  • nounat that time

Example

父は当時学生でした。chichi wa tō ji gaku sei de shi ta

My father was a student at that time.

Illustration for 当時 (at that time)

More examples

当時は、まだスマートフォンがありませんでした。tō ji wa ma da su mā to fo n ga a ri ma se n de shi ta

At that time, smartphones did not exist yet.

Core concept

Identifies the time period that was relevant at a stated point in the past.

Common phrases

  • 当時はtō ji wa

    at that time

  • 当時の写真tō ji no sha shin

    a photo from that time

Similar words

その頃sonokoro: Refers to the period around a time mentioned in the past.
その時sonotoki: Refers to a particular time or moment mentioned in the past.
あの頃anokoro: Refers to a past period remembered as distant from the present.

Definition in Japanese

過去のある時点における、そのころの時期。ka ko no a ru ji ten ni o ke ru so no ko ro no ji ki

Word origin

当時 (tōji) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 当 (tō, "relevant or that") and 時 (ji, "time").

Usage tips

  • 当時 (tōji) commonly appears in explanations of a person's past circumstances, such as a job, age, or place of residence.

Other meanings

  • in those daysnoun

Opposites

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