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Telling Time

Days of the Week

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The first kanji of each day is an element — the same set used for the seven classical planets in traditional East Asian cosmology. Use the speaker button to hear each reading.

ReadingEnglishElementElement meaning
にちようび Sundaysun
げつようび Mondaymoon
かようび Tuesdayfire
すいようび Wednesdaywater
もくようび Thursdaywood
きんようび Fridaygold / metal
どようび Saturdayearth
なんようび what day

Months are + . Three readings are irregular — 四月, 七月, 九月 don't use the よん/なな/きゅう you'd expect. Tap any reading to hear it.

#KanjiReadingEnglishNote
1一月January
2二月February
3三月March
4四月Aprilirregular
5五月May
6六月June
7七月Julyirregular
8八月August
9九月Septemberirregular
10十月October
11十一月November
12十二月December
?何月what month

Dates (1–31)

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Days 1–10 use native (kun) readings you must memorize; 14, 20, and 24 are special too. Every other day is just + . Irregular rows are highlighted. Tap any reading to hear it.

#KanjiReadingNote
1一日native / special
2二日native / special
3三日native / special
4四日native / special
5五日native / special
6六日native / special
7七日native / special
8八日native / special
9九日native / special
10十日native / special
11十一日
12十二日
13十三日
14十四日native / special
15十五日
16十六日
17十七日
18十八日
19十九日
20二十日native / special
21二十一日
22二十二日
23二十三日
24二十四日native / special
25二十五日
26二十六日
27二十七日
28二十八日
29二十九日
30三十日
31三十一日
?何日

O'clock & Minute

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Reference for reading the clock. O'clock is irregular at 4 (よじ), 7 (しちじ), 9 (くじ); minute has the euphonic ip- / rop- / hap- / jup- changes. 30分 is also , "half past." For live practice, see Tell Time →.

#KanjiReadingRomaji
1一時ichi-ji
2二時ni-ji
3三時san-ji
4四時yo-ji
5五時go-ji
6六時roku-ji
7七時shichi-ji
8八時hachi-ji
9九時ku-ji
10十時jū-ji
11十一時jū-ichi-ji
12十二時jū-ni-ji
?何時nan-ji
#KanjiReadingRomaji
1一分ip-pun
2二分ni-fun
3三分san-pun
4四分yon-pun
5五分go-fun
6六分rop-pun
7七分nana-fun
8八分hap-pun
9九分kyū-fun
10十分jup-pun / jip-pun
15十五分jū-go-fun
30三十分san-jup-pun (半 han)
?何分nan-pun