Vocabulary

What does 時刻 (じこく, jikoku) mean?

時刻 (じこく, jikoku) means time, hour (a specific point in time).

Quick facts
Readingじこく
Romajijikoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じこく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjikoku

time, hour (a specific point in time)

  1. 1noun time; (the) hour
  2. 2noun favourable time; opportunity; chance

Example sentences

  • I check the train schedule.

  • I was late for the appointed time.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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