Counting Seconds, Minutes, and Hours

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How to Count in Japanese – Part Fourteen – Review Notes

There are many ways to count things in Japanese depending on the type of object being counted! In these review notes, we will learn how to count seconds, minutes, and hours in Japanese!

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Counting seconds in Japanese: (byou)

counter for seconds

 You can use the Japanese counter (byou) to count seconds!

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Number 1:

1 second

 The Japanese word for the one second is (いちびょう – ichibyou).

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Number 2:

2 seconds

 The Japanese word for two seconds is (にびょう – nibyou).

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Number 3:

3 seconds

 The Japanese word for three seconds is (さんびょう – sanbyou).

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Number 4:

4 seconds

 The Japanese word for four seconds is (よんびょう – yonbyou).

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Number 5:

5 seconds

 The Japanese word for five seconds is (ごびょう – gobyou).

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Counting Seconds (Continued):

 To learn how to count more than 5 seconds, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6秒     rokubyou     6 seconds

7    nanabyou     7 seconds

8    hachibyou    8 seconds

9     kyuubyou     9 seconds

10   juubyou      10 seconds

11    juuichibyou   11 seconds

12    juunibyou    12 seconds

20   nijuubyou     20 seconds

21    nijuuichibyou   21 seconds

30   sanjuubyou    30 seconds

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Example Sentence:

あと30秒かかります。

Ato sanjuubyou kakarimasu.

It will take thirty seconds more.

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Counting Minutes: 分 (fun)

counter for minutes

 The Japanese counter for minutes is (fun).

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Number 1:

1 minute

 The Japanese word for one minute is 1分 (いっぷん – ippun).

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Number 2:

2 minutes

 The Japanese word for two minutes is(にふん – nifun).

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Number 3:

3 minutes

 The Japanese word for three minutes is (さんぷん – sanpun).

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Number 4:

4 minutes

 The Japanese word for four minutes is (よんふん – yonfun).

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Number 5:

5 minutes

 The Japanese word for five minutes is (ごふん – gofun).

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Counting Minutes (Continued):

 To learn how to count more than 5 minutes, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6分    roppun       6 minutes

7    nanafun      7 minutes

8    happun       8 minutes

9     kyuufun        9 minutes

10   juppun       10 minutes

11    juuippun      11 minutes

12    juunifun      12 minutes

20   nijuppun     20 minutes

21    nijuuippun    21 minutes

30   sanjuppun     30 minutes

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Example Sentence:

ここから大阪までは車で30分です。

Koko kara ōsaka made wa kuruma de sanjuppun desu.

It takes thirty minutes by car from here to Osaka.

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Counting Hours in Japanese: 時間 (jikan)

counter for hours

 The Japanese counter for hours is (jikan).

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Number 1:

1 hour

 The Japanese word for one hour is 1時間 (いちじかん – ichijikan).

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Number 2:

2 hours

 The Japanese word for two hours is時間 (にじかん – nijikan).

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Number 3:

3 hours

 The Japanese word for three hours is時間 (さんじかん – sanjikan).

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Number 4:

4 hours

 The Japanese word for four hours is時間 (よじかん – yojikan).

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Number 5:

5 hours

 The Japanese word for five hours is時間 (ごじかん – gojikan).

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Counting Hours (Continued):

 To learn how to count more than 5 hours, refer to the numbers below. It follows the same pattern as other counters do.

6時間    rokujikan         6 hours

7時間    nanajikan      7 hours

8時間    hachijikan     8 hours

9時間     kyuujikan      9 hours

10時   juujikan      10 hours

11時間    juuichijikan     11 hours

12時    juunijikan     12 hours

20時間   nijuujikan     20 hours

21時間    nijuuichijikan      21 hours

30時間   sanjuujikan     30 hours

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Example Sentence:

この映画は2時間です。

Kono eiga wa nijikan desu.

This movie is 2 hours long.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to count seconds, minute, and hours in Japanese! Check out more lessons on counting in Japanese below!

How to count small compact objects

How to count flat, thin objects

How to count long, cylindrical objects

How to count people

How to count small animals

How to count large animals

How to count birds and rabbits

How to count cars and other machines

How to count liquid in cups, glasses and bowls

How to count the floors of a building

How to count houses and other buildings

How to count weeks, months, and years

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