How to say “a time” or “the time” in Japanese | 時刻 (じこく、jikoku)

The Japanese vocabulary「時刻 (じこく、jikokua)」means “a time” or “the time.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	時刻
Hiragana	じこく
Romaji Reading	jikoku
English Meaning	a/the time

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	時と計けいの時じ刻こくを合あわせた。
Romaji Reading	Tokei no jikoku o awaseta.
English Meaning	I set the time on the clock. (Past Tense, Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	時計の時刻を合わせました。
Romaji Reading	Tokei no jikoku o awasemashita.
English Meaning	I set the time on the clock. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	次つぎの電車でんしゃの時じ刻こくを知しってる？
Romaji Reading	Tsugi no densha no jigoku o shitte ru?
English Meaning	Do you know the time of the next train? (Spoken and Non-Honorific Language)

Japanese Sentence	次の電車の時刻を知っていますか。
Romaji Reading	Tsugi no densha no jigoku o shitte imasu ka?
English Meaning	Do you know the time of the next train? (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	次つぎの電車でんしゃの時じ刻こくをご存ぞんじですか。
Romaji Reading	Tsugi no densha no jigoku o gozonji desu ka?
English Meaning	Do you know the time of the next train? (More Polite)

Japanese Sentence	今いまの時じ刻こくは１０時じだ。
Romaji Reading	Ima no jikoku wa jū-ji da.
English Meaning	The time now is 10 o’clock. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	今の時刻は１０時です。
Romaji Reading	Ima no jikoku wa jū-ji desu.
English Meaning	The time now is 10 o’clock. (Polite Form)

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