What does the kanji 時 mean?

Memory hook

The sun (日) measured off (寸) in small steps — TIME, HOUR.

Main radical

Built from

• 寸small measure 3 strokes
• 土soil, earth 3 strokes
• 日sun, day 4 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

• 時々ときどきsometimes
• 時計とけいclock, watch
• 時間じかんtime; hour

More words with this kanji

• ～時～じo'clock (a point in time)
• ～時間～じかんcounter for hours
• 時代じだいera, period
• 一時いちじa period of time; temporarily
• 同時どうじsimultaneous, at the same time
• 当時とうじat that time
• 時刻じこくtime, hour (a specific point in time)
• 時期じきperiod, time
• 日時にちじdate and time
• 時速じそくspeed per hour
• 臨時りんじtemporary; special, extraordinary
• 時間割じかんわりclass schedule, timetable
• 現時点げんじてんat the present moment
• ～時間目～じかんめthe -th period, class (suffix)
• 時差じさtime difference, time zone gap
• 時折ときおりoccasionally, sometimes
• 時刻表じこくひょうtimetable, schedule