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N3Noun
🕐Time & Dates
期間
kikan
period, term
Example sentence
彼女は息子の帰還を祈った。
She prayed for her son's return.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ～時間 | N5 | ～じかん | ～じかん~ hours (counter for duration, e.g. 三時間[さんじかん] = 3 hours) | |
| ～週間 | N5 | ～しゅうかん | ～しゅうかん~ weeks | |
| 間 | N4 | あいだ | あいだbetween / while / interval (e.g. 友達[ともだち]と先生[せんせい]の間[あいだ] = between friend and teacher) | |
| この間 | N4 | このあいだ | このあいだthe other day, recently | |
| 昼間 | N4 | ひるま | ひるまdaytime, during the day | |
| 間に合う | N4 | まにあう | まにあうto be in time for | |
| 間違える | N4 | まちがえる | まちがえるto make a mistake | |
| 間 | N3 | ま | まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space) |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 日中 | にっちゅう | にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight | |
| 後 | ご | ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon) | |
| 後 | のち | のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear) | |
| 今日 | こんにち | こんにちtoday, this day (formal) | |
| 一度に | いちどに | いちどにall at once | |
| 現在 | げんざい | げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current | |
| 今回 | こんかい | こんかいthis time, now | |
| 夜 | よ | よevening, night (used in compounds) |
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