ぐらい and ごろ
ぐらい and ごろ Quick GuideNumber + Counter ぐらい – About this manyTime + ごろ – Around this time This page is about expressing approximate amounts and approximate times. ぐらい (Amount) About (amount)Amount + ぐらい/くらい...
Category: N5 Numbers and Time
Time Counters
Time Counters These are the units of time, used to count a span of time. There are some sound changes, so see the chart below. Years – Number + 年（ねん）- Same as date. Months...
Calendar dates
Calendar Dates In English, January 1st is read as January first, and not January one. Calendar dates in Japan also get a different pronunciation. Please note, however, that these are not ordinal (sequence) numbers...
Clock Time
Clock Time Hours and Minutes Clock TimeClock Hour = 時(じ）Minutes – 分(ふん)XX:30 – X時半(はん） The word for clock hours in Japanese is 時(じ). Simply add a number to make a time. 1時 – 1 o’clock....
Numbering System
Numbering System Basic system Here we will learn about the Japanese numbering system. The first thing you need to know is that Japanese has different units for counting numbers, most notably counting by 10,000’s...