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Time and Calendar |
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Specific Time
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1 o’clock
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ichiji 【一時】
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1 minute
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ippun 【一分】
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2 o’clock
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niji 【２時】
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2 minutes
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nifun 【２分】.
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3 o’clock
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sanji
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3 minutes
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sanpun
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4 o’clock
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yoji
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4 minutes
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yonpun
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5 o’clock
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goji
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5 minutes
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gofun
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6 o’clock
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rokuji
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6 minutes
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roppun
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7 o’clock
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shichiji
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7 minutes
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nanafun
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8 o’clock
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hachiji
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8 minutes
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happun
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9 o’clock
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kuji
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9 minutes
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kyuufun
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10 o’clock
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juuji
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10 minutes
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juppun
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11 o’clock
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juuichiji
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12 o’clock
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juuniji
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半
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han
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half
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Goji han desu.
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It’s 5:30.
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過ぎ
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sugi
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after
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Juuji juugofun sugi desu.
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It’s 10:15.
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まえ
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mae
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before
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Juuji juugofun mae desu.
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It's a quarter to ten..
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午前
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gozen
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a.m.
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Gozen hachiji desu.
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It’s 8 a.m.
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午後
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gogo
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p.m.
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Gogo juuji desu.
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It’s 10 p.m.
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正午
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shougo
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noon
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Relative Time
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朝
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asa
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morning
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昼
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hiru
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noon
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午後
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gogo
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afternoon
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夕方
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yuugata
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evening
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一昨日
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ototoi
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day before
yesterday
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昨日
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kinou, sakujitsu
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yesterday
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今日
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kyou
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today
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明日
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ashita
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tomorrow
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明後日
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asatte
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day after
tomorrow
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先々週
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sensenshuu
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week before
last
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先週
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senshuu
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last week
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今週
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konshuu
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this week
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来週
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raishuu
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next week
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再来週
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saraishuu
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week after
next
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先々月
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sensengetsu
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month before
last
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先月
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sengetsu
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last month
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今月
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kongetsu
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this month
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来月
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raigetsu
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next month
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再来月
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saraigetsu
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month after
next
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一昨年
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ototoshi
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year before
last
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昨年
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sakunen
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last year
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| 去年 |
kyonen |
last year
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今年
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kotoshi
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this year
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来年
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rainen
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next year
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再来年
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sarainen
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year after
next
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Weekdays
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月曜日
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Monday
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getsuyoubi
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火曜日
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Tuesday
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kayoubi
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水曜日
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Wednesday
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suiyoubi
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木曜日
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Thursday
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mokuyoubi
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金曜日
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Friday
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kinyoubi
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土曜日
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Saturday
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doyoubi
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日曜日
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Sunday
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nichiyoubi
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Months
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January
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一月
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ichigatsu
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February
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2月
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nigatsu
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March
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sangatsu
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April
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shigatsu
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May
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gogatsu
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June
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rokugatsu
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July
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shichigatsu
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August
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hachigatsu
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September
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kugatsu
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October
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juugatsu
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November
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juuichigatsu
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December
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juunigatsu
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Season, Time of Year
The Japanese people are often very proud of their four distinct seasons; summer, spring, winter and fall. But in fact they have also one more - the rainy season.
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春
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haru
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spring
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夏
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natsu
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summer
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秋
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aki
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autumn
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冬
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fuyu
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winter
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| 梅雨 |
tsuyu |
rainy season
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This page is based on "Some Notes on
Japanese Grammar" published for your personal use, with the kind
permission of Keith Smillie (http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~smillie/)
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