Here are Japanese words for time to start with: 午後 (gogo, afternoon), 日 (hi, day), 夕方 (yuugata, evening), 朝 (asa, morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | 午後gogo | noun | A1 |
| day | 日hi | noun | A1 |
| evening | 夕方yuugata | noun | A1 |
| morning | 朝asa | noun | A1 |
| night | 夜yoru | noun | A1 |
| today | 今日kyou | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | 明日ashita | adv | A1 |
| week | 週shuu | noun | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 金曜日kin'youbi | noun | A1 |
| Monday | 月曜日getsuyoubi | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | 木曜日mokuyoubi | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | 火曜日kayoubi | noun | A1 |
| hour | 時間jikan | noun | A1 |
| minute | 分fun | noun | A1 |
| moment | 一瞬isshun | noun | A1 |
| month | 月tsuki | noun | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronological | 年代順のnendaijun no | adj | B1 |
| contemporary | 現代のgendai no | adj | B2 |
| punctual | 時間を守るjikan o mamoru | adj | B2 |
| simultaneous | 同時のdouji no | adj | B2 |
| anachronism | 時代錯誤jidaisakugo | noun | C1 |
| perpetuity | 永久eikyuu | noun | C1 |
| retrospective | 回顧的kaikoteki | adj | C1 |
| antiquated | 時代遅れのjidaiokure no | adj | C2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | 秋aki | noun | A1 |
| spring | 春haru | noun | A1 |
| summer | 夏natsu | noun | A1 |
| winter | 冬fuyu | noun | A1 |
| noon | 正午shougo | noun | A2 |
| dusk | 夕暮れyuugure | noun | B1 |
| sunrise | 日の出hinode | noun | B1 |
| sunset | 日没nichibotsu | noun | B1 |
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