Vocabulary What does ~時間 (~じかん) mean? ~時間 (~じかん, ~jikan) means counter for hours. Quick factsReading~じかんRomaji~jikanLevel (estimated, JLPT framework)N5 ~時間~じかんN5 · estimated, JLPT framework~jikancounter for hoursExample sentences毎日(まいにち)八時間(はちじかん)寝(ね)ます。I sleep eight hours every day.二時間(にじかん)勉強(べんきょう)しました。I studied for two hours.Kanji in this word時hour, time, moment間interval, between; span (of space or time)