Japanese word

時刻

Pronunciation

Romajijikoku

Meaning

  • nountime

Example

今の時刻を教えてください。ima no ji koku o oshi e te ku da sa i

Please tell me the current time.

Illustration for 時刻 (time)

More examples

電車の時刻を見ます。den sha no ji koku o mi ma su

I check the train time.

電車の出発時刻を確認してから、家を出ます。den sha no shup patsu ji koku o kaku nin shi te ka ra ie o de ma su

I check the train's departure time before leaving home.

Core concept

Describes a particular point in the flow of time when something happens, rather than the length of an event.

Common phrases

  • 現在の時刻gen zai no ji koku

    the current time

  • 時刻を確認するji koku o kaku nin su ru

    check the time

  • 出発時刻shup patsu ji koku

    departure time

Similar words

時間jikan: A period measured from its beginning to its end.
何時nanji: A question word for identifying the clock time of an event.

Definition in Japanese

時間の流れの中の、ある一点。ji kan no naga re no naka no a ru ichi ten

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese word 時刻 (jikoku) consists of 時 (ji, "time") and 刻 (koku, "a marked interval or division"), linking time with a specific point.

Usage tips

  • The word 時刻 (jikoku) appears often in announcements and schedules, while casual questions commonly use 何時 (nanji) for "what time".

Other meanings

  • hournoun

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