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時とき

Kana とき Romaji toki

JLPT N3 Common word

01

時 とき · toki

JLPT N3 Common word 刻、秋

01noun

time; hour; moment

刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time

02noun · adverb

Only 時

occasion; case

03noun

Only 時

chance; opportunity; season

04noun

Only 時

the times; the age; the day

05noun

Only 時 grammar

tense

Examples

１２才の時彼は声変わりした。

His voice broke when he was twelve.

Tatoeba #235958

車を運転する時はいくら注意してもしすぎることはない。

You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.

Tatoeba #148966

夜の八時です。

It's eight o'clock at night.

Tatoeba #79715

02

時 じ · ji

Common word

01suffix

hour; o'clock

02suffix · no-adjective

(specified) time; when ...; during ...

Examples

私は１０時ごろ寝ついた。

I went to sleep about 10 o'clock.

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７時にね。

See you at 7.

Tatoeba #234986

今７時です。

It is seven now.

Tatoeba #172887

03

時 どき · doki

01noun, used as a suffix

time for ...; time to ...

after noun or -masu stem of verb

02noun, used as a suffix

good time to ...; opportunity to ...

03noun, used as a suffix

season

Examples

新車時３００万円した車も今では３０万円位だそうですから、もう少し乗ろうと思います。

Cars that, when new, cost 3,000,000 yen are apparently now worth 300,000, so I think I'll use mine a little longer.

Tatoeba #74855

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