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Example sentences (113)

Days of the week

getsuyōbi · Monday
Mondays are depressing.
kayōbi · Tuesday
I have a meeting on Tuesday.
suiyōbi · Wednesday
I can leave early on Wednesday.
mokuyōbi · Thursday
Let's meet again on Thursday.
kinyōbi · Friday
Finally, it's Friday!
doyōbi · Saturday
What are you doing on Saturday?
nichiyōbi · Sunday
I rest on Sundays.
heijitsu · weekday
I'm busy on weekdays.
shūmatsu · weekend
Are you free this weekend?
nanyōbi · what day of the week
What day of the week is it today?
shū · week
I run three times a week.
donichi · the weekend (Sat & Sun)
I'm off on weekends.

Dates of the month

tsuitachi · 1st of the month
I'm moving on the 1st of next month.
futsuka · 2nd / two days
We met two days ago.
mikka · 3rd / three days
It has kept raining for three days.
yokka · 4th / four days
I made a reservation for the 4th.
itsuka · 5th / five days
I'll pay by the 5th.
yōka · 8th / eight days
The 8th is a day off.
tōka · 10th / ten days
It takes about ten days.
hatsuka · 20th / twenty days
The 20th is payday.
nannichi · what day / how many days
What's the date today again?
tanjōbi · birthday
My birthday is next week.

Months & years

ichigatsu · January
January is the coldest.
shigatsu · April
I start a new job in April.
shichigatsu · July
Let's go to the sea in July.
kugatsu · September
It's still hot even in September.
kongetsu · this month
I'm busy this month.
raigetsu · next month
I'm going to Japan next month.
sengetsu · last month
I moved last month.
kotoshi · this year
What's your goal this year?
kyonen · last year
I went to Kyoto last year.
rainen · next year
I want to pass next year for sure.
shiki · four seasons
Japan has four seasons.
sakunen · last year
I got married last year.

Clock time

nanji · what time
What time is it now?
yoji · 4 o'clock
Let's meet at the station at four.
shichiji · 7 o'clock
I get up at seven every morning.
kuji · 9 o'clock
Work starts at nine.
han · half past
It ends at half past three.
gofun · five minutes
I'll be there in five minutes.
juppun · ten minutes
It takes ten minutes to the station.
gozen · a.m. / morning
I'm home in the morning.
gogo · p.m. / afternoon
They say it'll rain from the afternoon.
jikan · time / hour
We don't have time, so let's hurry.
chikoku · being late
Sorry, I'm late.

Today, tomorrow & weeks

kyō · today
The weather is nice today.
ashita · tomorrow
Are you free tomorrow?
kinō · yesterday
I worked late yesterday.
asatte · day after tomorrow
The deadline is the day after tomorrow.
ototoi · day before yesterday
I met him the day before yesterday.
kesa · this morning
I overslept this morning.
konban · tonight
Want to go for a drink tonight?
konshū · this week
This week was busy.
raishū · next week
There's a meeting next week.
senshū · last week
I saw a movie last week.
saraigetsu · the month after next
I'm moving the month after next.
saraishū · the week after next
I'm free the week after next.

How often

itsumo · always
Thanks, as always.
yoku · often
Do you come here often?
tokidoki · sometimes
I sometimes watch movies.
tamani · once in a while
I cook myself once in a while.
amari · not very often
I don't go out much.
zenzen · not at all
I had no idea at all.
fudan · usually
I usually commute by train.
mainichi · every day
I study Japanese every day.
maiasa · every morning
I drink coffee every morning.
maishū · every week
I go to the gym every Sunday.
shū ni nikai · twice a week
I run twice a week.

Spans, ages & dates

nitchū · daytime
I hear it will get hot during the day.
nenkan · year, annual
I made a plan for the year.
nenjū · all year round
It's warm here all year round.
nendai · age, era, generation
I have many friends of the same generation.
nenrei · age, years
Age doesn't matter.
nichijō · everyday, ordinary
Everyday conversation is no problem.
jūrai · conventional, until now
It's difficult with the conventional method.
hantoshi · half a year
It's been half a year since I came to Japan.
kinnen · recent years
In recent years, foreign tourists have been increasing.
naganen · many years
A dream of many years came true.

Before, after & timing

sono go · after that
Did anything happen after that?
ikō · from ~ on, since
From next month on, I'll be busy.
jiten · point in time
I don't know at this point.
jizen · beforehand
Please contact us beforehand.
chokugo · right after
It's not good to run right after eating.
tōsho · at first, originally
It's different from the original plan.
zengo · before and after; around
I'm looking for a man around thirty.
zenhan · first half
We were losing in the first half.
kōhan · second half
We turned it around in the second half.
shoki · early period
The early symptoms are mild.
taimingu · timing
The call came at just the right time.
kagiri · limit; as long as
As far as I know, he hasn't come.

This time & that day

honjitsu · today (formal)
We are closed today.
tōjitsu · the day itself, that day
It rained on the day.
shin'ya · late night
I worked until late at night.
hibi · day after day, daily life
Daily effort is important.
maikai · every time
I eat at the same place every time.
shokai · first time
The first time is free.
zenkai · last time
Let's start from where we left off last time.
kyūjitsu · day off, holiday
On my days off I relax at home.
nendo · fiscal/school year
The new fiscal year has started.
chokuzen · just before
I got nervous right before the exam.
zenjitsu · the day before
I went to bed early the day before the trip.
yokujitsu · the next day
The next day, I ran a fever.

Month-ends, holidays & stretches

shodai · first generation, the first (one)
The first president was my grandfather.
getsumatsu · end of the month
The end of the month is busy.
shonichi · first day, opening day
Lots of people came from opening day.
renkyū · consecutive holidays
I plan to travel over the long holiday.
sono aida · meanwhile, during that time
During that time, I waited.
gojitsu · later, at a later date
We'll let you know the details at a later date.
chōjikan · a long time, long hours
My back hurts if I sit for long hours.
rasshu · rush (hour)
The rush hour trains are crowded.
tanki · short term
I'm going on a short-term study abroad.
imagoro · about now, by now
He should have arrived by now.
zennen · the previous year
It's up ten percent over the previous year.