時間

じかん

time, hour

Mnemonic

Time is the sun crossing something, a temple or a gate, and it does not matter which. Genghis Khan じかん looks at his watch and the whole army waits: じかん.

Built from

時

time, hour

日 sun + 寺 temple

間

interval, gap

門 gate + 日 sun

Words sharing these kanji

時 time, occasion 時 hour, o'clock 時代 period, age 時には occasionally, at times 時期 time, season, period 当時 at that time, at the present time 人間 human being, people 間 interval (of time, space, etc.)間 interval, duration of time, pause 瞬間 instant, moment 仲間 comrade, peer 間違う to be mistaken, to be incorrect

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