# 時間
## Chinese
### Etymology

For the modern sense of “time” (as opposed to “space”), reborrowed from Japanese 時間 (jikan, “time”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shíjiān
       (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si$^2$ jian$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): síjiǎn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si$^4$ gaan$^3$ / si$^4$ gaan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): si$^3$ gan$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): si$^4$ gan
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀-kiên / sṳ̀-kiân
    (Hailu, HRS): shi gien$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sì-găng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): si$^2$ gang$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sî-kan
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^5$ gang$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy-ci
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): shr$^2$ gan$^1$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): sr$^2$ jian$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shíjiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shíhjian
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^2$-chien$^1$
*** Yale: shŕ-jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrjian
*** Palladius: шицзянь (šiczjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: si$^2$ jian$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sgian
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²¹ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: síjiǎn
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²⁴ t͡ɕiã²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^4$ gaan$^3$ / si$^4$ gaan$^1$
*** Yale: sìh gaan / sìh gāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^4$ gaan$^3$ / si$^4$ gaan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^4$ gan$^3$ / xi$^4$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː²¹ kaːn³³/, /siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: si$^3$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /si²² kan³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: si$^4$ gan
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩³⁵ kan²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀-kiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˇ$ gien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^2$ gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀-kiân
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˇ$ gian$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^2$ gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: shi gien$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʃi⁵⁵ kien⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sì-găng
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$aŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: si$^2$ gang$^1$ [Phonetic: si$^5$ ang$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬi¹³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$aŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-kan
*** Tâi-lô: sî-kan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: si'kafn
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung): /si²³⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴⁻¹¹ kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴⁻²² kan³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^5$ gang$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî kang
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy-ci
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$ ci
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr-ji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: shr$^2$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʂʐ̩¹³ kan³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /sz̩¹³ kan³³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: sr$^2$ jian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /z̥z̩¹¹ t͡ɕi̯an⁴⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: dzyi kean|keanH
Rime :
| Character | 時 | 間 | 間 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) | 見 (28) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 山 (73) | 山 (73) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II | II |
| Fanqie | 市之切 | 古閑切 | 古莧切 |
| Baxter | dzyi | kean | keanH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑɨ/ | /kˠɛn/ | /kˠɛn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑɨ/ | /kᵚæn/ | /kᵚæn$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑie/ | /kæn/ | /kæn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑɨ/ | /kəɨn/ | /kəɨn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑiə/ | /kɛn/ | /kɛn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑĭə/ | /kæn/ | /kæn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑi/ | /kăn/ | /kăn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chí | jiān | jiàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^4$ | gaan$^1$ | gaan$^3$ |

### Noun

時間
* (uncountable) time (the inevitable passing of events from past to present then future)
    愛惜時間／爱惜时间 ― àixī shíjiān ― to treasure time
    浪費時間／浪费时间 ― làngfèi shíjiān ― to waste time
    打發時間／打发时间 ― dǎfa shíjiān ― to kill time
    合理支配時間／合理支配时间 ― hélǐ zhīpèi shíjiān ― to manage time reasonably; reasonable time management
    時間不等人。／时间不等人。 ― Shíjiān bù děngrén. ― Time waits for no one.
    時間催人老。／时间催人老。 ― Shíjiān cuī rén lǎo. ― Time ages us.
    時間還來得及。／时间还来得及。 ― Shíjiān hái láidejí. ― All in good time.
    抓緊時間！／抓紧时间！ ― Zhuājǐn shíjiān! ― Get a move on!
* (countable) time (a measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical indication of a length of time) (Classifier: 段 m)
    辦公時間／办公时间 ― bàngōng shíjiān ― office hours
       Wǒmen hái yǒu duōshao shíjiān ne? [Pinyin]
       How much time do we have left?
       Bié zài tā shēnshàng làngfèi shíjiān le. [Pinyin]
       Don't waste time on him.
       Dìqiú zìzhuàn yī zhōu de shíjiān shì 23 xiǎoshí 56 fēn 4 miǎo. [Pinyin]
       The time taken for the Earth to make one rotation is 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds.
* a point in time
       Xiànzài de shíjiān shì yīdiǎn líng wǔ fēn. [Pinyin]
       The time now is five minutes past one.
* (uncountable) free time; leisure; spare time
       Bùzhī nín shìfǒu yǒu shíjiān. [Pinyin]
       I wonder if you might have time.
       Wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ míngtiān yīqǐ qù chīfàn, bù zhīdào nǐ yǒu méiyǒu shíjiān. [Pinyin]
       I'd like to invite you out to have a meal tomorrow, if you have time.

#### Synonyms

* (time): 年數／年数 (niánshù), 年代 (niándài), (archaic) 年紀／年纪 (niánjì), 時候／时候 (shíhou), (Hokkien, Teochew) 時陣／时阵 (sî-chūn), (Wu) 辰光 (zen kuaan (T3))
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 時候 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 時候兒, 工夫兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 時候 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 時候 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 時候 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 時候 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 時候兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 時候 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 時候, 時間 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 時候 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 時候, 時候兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 時節 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 時候 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 時辰, 時候 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 時候 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 時候 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 時候 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 時候 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 時候 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 時候 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 時間, 時候, 場中 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 時會 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 時候 |
| Hakka | Changting | 時節 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 時節 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 時節 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 時節 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 時節 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 時節 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 時節 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 時務 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 時候 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 時候 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 時候 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 辰候, 時候 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 時辰 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 流桓 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 辰候 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 辰候 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 時陣, 時節 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 時節, 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 時節, 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 時陣, 當時 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 時陣, 時間, 時節 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 時陣, 時候 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 時候 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 時候 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 時陣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 時候 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 時候 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 時候 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 時候 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 時節, 時頭 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 時節 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 辰光 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 辰光 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 辰光 |
| Wu | Danyang | 時候, 辰光 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 辰光 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 辰光 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 辰光, 時節 rare, 時候 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 時節 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 時節 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 時候 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 時界, 時界唧, 時際 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 時候, 時基, 時家 |
* (free time):
* 暇隙 (xiáxì)
* 業餘 / 业余 (yèyú)
* 空 (kòng)
* 空兒 / 空儿 (kòngr)
* 空暇 (kòngxiá)
* 空閒 / 空闲 (kòngxián)
* 美國時間 / 美国时间 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 閒工 / 闲工 (Hokkien)
* 閒工夫 / 闲工夫 (xiángōngfu)
* 閒手腳 / 闲手脚 (Hakka)
* 閒暇 / 闲暇 (xiánxiá)
* 閒神 / 闲神 (Hakka)
* 閒空 / 闲空 (xiánkòng)
* 餘暇 / 余暇 (yúxiá)
* 餘閒 / 余闲 (yúxián)

#### Coordinate terms

* 空間／空间 (kōngjiān, “space”)

#### Derived terms

* 北京時間 / 北京时间 (Běijīng Shíjiān)
* 抽時間 / 抽时间 (chōu shíjiān)
* 挨時間 / 挨时间 (ái shíjiān)
* 春天後母面，欲變一時間 / 春天后母面，欲变一时间 (chhun-thiⁿ āu-bú bīn, beh piàn chi̍t sî-kan) (Min Nan)
* 時間囊 / 时间囊 (shíjiānnáng)
* 時間差 / 时间差 (shíjiānchā)
* 時間序列 / 时间序列 (shíjiān xùliè)
* 時間性 / 时间性 (shíjiānxìng)
* 時間戳 / 时间戳 (shíjiānchuō)
* 時間管理 / 时间管理 (shíjiān guǎnlǐ)
* 時間能治癒一切創傷 / 时间能治愈一切创伤
* 時間膠囊 / 时间胶囊 (shíjiān jiāonáng)
* 時間表 / 时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo)
* 時間複雜度 / 时间复杂度 (shíjiān fùzádù)
* 時間詞 / 时间词 (shíjiāncí)
* 時間軸 / 时间轴 (shíjiānzhóu)
* 時間點 / 时间点 (shíjiāndiǎn)
* 本地時間 / 本地时间 (běndì shíjiān)
* 標準時間 / 标准时间 (biāozhǔn shíjiān)
* 殺時間 / 杀时间 (shā shíjiān)
* 營業時間 / 营业时间 (yíngyè shíjiān)
* 當地時間 / 当地时间 (dāngdì shíjiān)
* 社會必要勞動時間 / 社会必要劳动时间 (shèhuì bìyāo láodòng shíjiān)
* 第一時間 / 第一时间 (dì-yī shíjiān)
* 趕時間 / 赶时间 (gǎn shíjiān)
* 開放時間 / 开放时间 (kāifàng shíjiān)
* 黃金時間 / 黄金时间 (huángjīn shíjiān)

### Further reading

* “Entry #6050”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 時 | 間 |
| じ Grade: 2 | かん Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan'on |
Probably originally borrowed from Middle Chinese compound 時間 (dzyi kɛn, literally “time interval”). Repurposed in the early Meiji period as a translation of the western term time in relation to philosophy in the 1881 publication of 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, “Philosophy Dictionary”) compiled by Inoue Tetsujirō. The meaning "hour" can be analyzed as a compound of 時(じ) (-ji, “o'clock”) + 間(かん) (-kan, time interval suffix). Compare other terms formed with the suffix 間(かん) (-kan) like 三(さん)分(ぷん)間(かん) (sanpunkan) and 三日(みっか)間(かん) (mikkakan).
The reading is a mix of the goon reading ji and the kan'on reading kan, suggesting either that the reading changed after borrowing (from the expected goon pronunciation of jiken or the expected kan'on pronunciation of shikan), or that this term was independently coined in Japanese after the constituent terms 時(じ) (ji) and 間(かん) (kan) were borrowed.

#### Alternative forms

* (honorific) お時間(じかん) (o-jikan)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じかん [jìkáń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡ʑikã̠ɴ]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

時(じ)間(かん) • (jikan)
* time
    時(じ)間(かん)はありますか？
       Jikan wa arimasu ka?
       Do you have any time?
    時(じ)間(かん)はいつでも大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)です。
       Jikan wa itsu de mo daijōbu desu.
       Any time works for me.
       (literally, “As for time, whenever is fine.”)
    もうこんな時(じ)間(かん)！
       Mō konna jikan!
       My, will you look at the time!
       (literally, “[it's] already this sort of time!”)
    時(じ)間(かん)にルーズ
       jikan ni rūzu
       never on time
       (literally, “lax about time”)
    時(じ)間(かん)と空(くう)間(かん)の関(かん)係(けい)
       jikan to kūkan no kankei
       the relationship between time and space
* hour
    1(いち)時(じ)間(かん)は 60(ろくじっ)分(ぷん)です。
       Ichi-jikan wa rokujippun desu.
       One hour is 60 minutes.
* the hours or time when something happens
    試(し)験(けん)時(じ)間(かん)に遅(おく)れた
       shiken jikan ni okureta
       was late for the exam
       (literally, “late to the time of the exam”)
    営(えい)業(ぎょう)時間(じかん)は月(げつ)火(か)水(すい)、午(ご)前(ぜん) ９(く)時(じ)から午(ご)後(ご) ２(に)時(じ)までです。
       Eigyō jikan wa getsu-ka-sui, gozen ku-ji kara gogo ni-ji made desu.
       Business hours are Monday to Wednesday, 9 AM to 2 PM.
    開(かい)館(かん)時(じ)間(かん)
       kaikan jikan
       hours of operation
    時(じ)間(かん)です！
       Jikan desu!
       Time's up!
       (literally, “It's time!”)
    閉(へい)園(えん)の時(じ)間(かん)です！
       Heien no jikan desu!
       We're closing now!
       (literally, “It's time for our closing!”)
    あまり時(じ)間(かん)がなくてすみません
       amari jikan ga nakute sumimasen
       sorry for not having the time [to do something]
** 2002 July 27, Mashiba, Shin, “第(だい)壱(いち)夜(や)　下(クダ)リ階(カイ)段(ダン) [Night 1: Downward Stairway]”, in [夢](ゆめ)[喰](くい)[見](けん)[聞](ぶん) [The Dream-Eating Inspector], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Square Enix, page 21:
    目(め)覚(ざ)めの時(じ)間(かん)だ
       Mezame no jikan da
       It’s time to wake up

##### Usage notes

The more general word for time, as in "when something happens", is 時 (toki).
* 海(うみ)辺(べ)に行(い)った時(とき)
    umibe ni itta toki
    the time I went to the beach, when I went to the beach

##### Derived terms

* 時(じ)間(かん)切(ぎ)れ (jikangire): out of time, past the deadline
* 時(じ)間(かん)帯(たい) (jikantai): time zone; time slot (such as for a TV program)
* 時(じ)間(かん)つぶし (jikan tsubushi): wasting time; killing time
* 時(じ)間(かん)割(わり) (jikanwari): timetable
* 営(えい)業(ぎょう)時(じ)間(かん) (eigyō jikan): business hours
* 所(しょ)要(よう)時(じ)間(かん) (shoyō jikan): required time

##### Related terms

* 期(き)間(かん) (kikan): duration, period

##### Descendants

* → Chinese: 時間 / 时间 (shíjiān)
* → Korean: 시간(時間) (sigan)
* → Vietnamese: thời gian

##### See also

* 時(じ)空(くう) (jikū): time and space
* 空(くう)間(かん) (kūkan): space, a space
* 時(じ)空(くう)間(かん) (jikūkan): spacetime
* 日(にっ)数(すう) (nissū): number of days (duration)

#### Counter

時(じ)間(かん) • (-jikan)
* an hour-long period
    一(いち)時(じ)間(かん)、二(に)時(じ)間(かん)、五(ご)時(じ)間(かん)半(はん)
       ichi-jikan, ni-jikan, go-jikan han
       one hour, two hours, five and a half hours
    何(なん)時(じ)間(かん)もかかりそうです。
       Nan-jikan mo kakari sō desu.
       Apparently it will take many hours.

##### See also

Japanese number-counter combinations for 時(じ)間(かん) (jikan) :
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 一(いち)時(じ)間(かん) (ichijikan) | 二(に)時(じ)間(かん) (nijikan) | 三(さん)時(じ)間(かん) (sanjikan) | 四(よ)時(じ)間(かん) (yojikan) | 五(ご)時(じ)間(かん) (gojikan) |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 六(ろく)時(じ)間(かん) (rokujikan) | 七(しち)時(じ)間(かん) (shichijikan) 七(なな)時(じ)間(かん) (nanajikan) | 八(はち)時(じ)間(かん) (hachijikan) | 九(く)時(じ)間(かん) (kujikan) | 十(じゅう)時(じ)間(かん) (jūjikan) |
| 100 | 1,000 | 10,000 | How many? | |
| 百(ひゃく)時(じ)間(かん) (hyakujikan) | 千(せん)時(じ)間(かん) (senjikan) | 一(いち)万(まん)時(じ)間(かん) (ichimanjikan) | 何(なん)時(じ)間(かん) (nanjikan) | |

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 時 | 間 |
| じ > ち Grade: 2 | かん Grade: 2 |
| irregular | kan'on |
Pronunciation shift to a devoiced initial consonant in certain dialects.
/d͡ʑikaɴ/ → /t͡ɕikaɴ/

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡ɕikã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

時(ち)間(かん) • (chikan)
* (Ibaraki) time
* (Ibaraki) hour
* (Ibaraki) the hours or time when something happens

#### Counter

時(ち)間(かん) • (-chikan)
* (Ibaraki) an hour-long period

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙 [Dictionary of Philosophy]‎, University of Tokyo, page 93
   * Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 時 | 間 |

### Noun

時間 • (sigan) (hangeul 시간)
* hanja form of 시간 (“time, an hour or hours”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 時 | 間 |

### Noun

時間
* chữ Hán form of thời gian (“time”).