JLPT N5 Beginner
時
Means time or hour, functioning as ‘when’ for occasions or ‘o’clock’ for specific times.
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1 Noun
"When" / "A time"
Acts as a temporal noun indicating the specific moment, occasion, or era when an action or state occurs.
Example
子供 の 時 、 よく 海 で 泳ぎました 。
When I was a child, I often swam in the ocean.
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2 Suffix
"-o'clock"
Serves as the specific counter suffix to indicate the hour of the day.
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