じ
hour, o'clock
The same sun-over-temple you met as とき, except this one never stands on its own. Put a number in front and it counts hours and nothing else. 三時: じ.
Only ever follows a number: 3時 さんじ. Standing alone, the word for time is 時 とき.
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