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Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun

Henshall Mnemonic: tell time by sun on temple

Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #16 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 時々   [ときどき]
  (adv,n) sometimes   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何時   [いつ]
  (n-adv) (uk) when; how soon   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何時も   [いつも]
  (adv,n) (1) (uk) always; usually; every time; (2) never (with neg. verb)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時間   [じかん]
  (n-adv,n) time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時計   [とけい]
  (n) watch; clock   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 時代   [じだい]
  (n-t) period; epoch; era   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 同時   [どうじ]
  (adj-no,n) simultaneous(ly); concurrent; same time; synchronous   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 当時   [とうじ]
  (n-adv,n-t) at that time; in those days   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時   [とき]
  (n-adv,n) (1) time; hour; (2) occasion; moment   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何時でも   [いつでも]
  (adv) (1) (uk) (at) any time; always; at all times; (2) never (with negative verb); (3) whenever   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何時までも   [いつまでも]
  (adv) (uk) forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一時   [いちじ]
  (n-adv,n) one hour; short time; once; a time; temporarily; at one time; twelfth part of a day   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時期   [じき]
  (n-adv,n-t) time; season; period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時刻   [じこく]
  (n-adv,n-t) instant; time; moment   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 何時の間にか   [いつのまにか]
  (adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時間割   [じかんわり]
  (n) timetable; schedule   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時速   [じそく]
  (n) speed (per hour)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 日時   [にちじ]
  (n) date and time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 臨時   [りんじ]
  (n) temporary; special; extraordinary   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 時差   [じさ]
  (n) time difference   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時折   [ときおり]
  (n-adv) sometimes   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 平時   [へいじ]
  (n) normal times; peace time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 夏時間   [なつじかん]
  (n) daylight savings time; summer time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 同時代   [どうじだい]
  the same age; same period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 潮時   [しおどき]
  (n) tidal hour; psychological moment; favourable opportunity   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 瞬時   [しゅんじ]
  (n-adv,n-t) moment; instant   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 短時間   [たんじかん]
  (n-adv,n-t) short time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 腕時計   [うでどけい]
  (n) wristwatch   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 適時   [てきじ]
  (adj-na,adj-no,n) timely; opportune   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 常時   [じょうじ]
  (n-adv,n-t) usually; ordinarily   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 二十四時間制   [にじゅうよじかんせい]
  (n) around-the-clock system   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時として   [ときとして]
  (adv) in some cases; sometimes; on occasions   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時には   [ときには]
  (adv,exp) at times; occasionally   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 即時   [そくじ]
  (n) promptly; immediately   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定時   [ていじ]
  (n) regular time; stated period   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 定時制   [ていじせい]
  (n) part time (school system)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時雨   [しぐれ]
  (n) drizzle; shower in late autumn or early winter   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 随時   [ずいじ]
  (n-adv,n) at any time; as occasion calls   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時価   [じか]
  (n) current value; price; market value   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 現時点   [げんじてん]
  (n) the present point (i.e. in history)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 何時頃   [いつごろ]
  (n-t) about when; how soon   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 零時   [れいじ]
  (n) 12 o'clock (midnight)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一時   [ひととき]
  (n-adv,n) moment; time   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 時間割り   [じかんわり]
  (n) timetable; schedule   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一時期   [いちじき]
  (n-adv) a period (of time)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 一時金   [いちじきん]
  (n) lump sum   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 時 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.