Japanese word

時速

Pronunciation

Romajijisoku

Meaning

  • nounspeed in kilometers per hour

Example

車は時速六十キロで走ります。kuruma wa ji soku roku jū ki ro de hashi ri ma su

The car travels at sixty kilometers per hour.

Illustration for 時速 (speed in kilometers per hour)

More examples

この新幹線は最高時速三百二十キロで走ります。ko no shin kan sen wa sai kō ji soku san byaku ni jū ki ro de hashi ri ma su

This bullet train travels at a maximum speed of three hundred twenty kilometers per hour.

Core concept

Expresses speed by relating the distance traveled to a period of one hour.

Common phrases

  • 時速八十キロで走るji soku hachi jū ki ro de hashi ru

    travel at eighty kilometers per hour

  • 最高時速三百キロsai kō ji soku san byaku ki ro

    maximum speed of three hundred kilometers per hour

Similar words

速度sokudo: The rate at which a person or thing moves, measured with a specific unit.
速さhayasa: How fast a person or thing moves, considered as a general quality.

Definition in Japanese

一時間に何キロメートル進むかで表した速さ。ichi ji kan ni nan ki ro mē to ru susu mu ka de arawa shi ta haya sa

Word origin

This compound combines 時 (ji, "time") and 速 (soku, "speed"), forming 時速 (jisoku) for speed measured over an hour.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese traffic reports, 時速 (jisoku) is followed by a number such as 60 to state the distance traveled in one hour.

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