何時
See also: 何时
Chinese edit
carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which |
o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | ||
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trad. (何時) | 何 | 時 | |
simp. (何时) | 何 | 时 |
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何時
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Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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何 | 時 |
いつ | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 何時 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 何時, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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何 | 時 |
なん Grade: 2 |
じ Grade: 2 |
yutōyomi |
Compound of 何 (nan, “what”) + 時 (ji, “hour”).[1] The nan portion is derived from Old Japanese 何 (nani, “what”), while the ji portion is derived from Middle Chinese 時 (MC dzyi).
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- Often spelled in kanji. Nanji is more commonly used to mean when in terms of time of day, while itsu is more commonly used to mean when in terms of dates or days.
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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何 | 時 |
なん Grade: 2 |
とき > どき Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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何刻 (rare) |
Compound of 何 (nan, “what”) + 時 (toki, “time”).[1][2] The toki changes to doki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
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- Use is more limited than nanji or itsu. Most commonly found in set phrase いつなんどき (itsu nandoki), comparable to English phrase “when and at what time”, but only used when expressing ignorance, never used in questions.[1]
- May sound old-fashioned.[2][4]
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “何時”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN