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Minute and Hour Exceptions

Time in Japanese can be a easy thing to mess up. Which is why we made this easily printable 100% perfect reference. Make things just that much easier.
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Watch out for the small ‘っ’ it can throw you off if you are not careful. Also remember that in minutes number 2, 5, 7, and 9 are Fun(ふん) not Pun (ぷん). I
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When you want to make the time for a period you just attach 間/かん. For Example: A Week 週間/しゅうかんAn Hour 時間/じかんA Year 年間/ねんかん The Exceptions are:SecondDayMonth. Which don’t require the 間.
 
 
Helpful Vocab:
  • Second 秒/びょう
  • Minute 分/ぷん ぶん ふん
  • Hour 時/じ
  • Day 日/にち or ひ
  • Week 週/しゅう
  • Year 年/ねん or とし