何時

See also: 何时

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronoun

何時

  1. (literary) when; what time
    無論何時何地只要困難任何疑問歡迎隨時聯繫 [MSC, trad.]
    无论何时何地只要困难任何疑问欢迎随时联系 [MSC, simp.]
    Wúlùn héshí hédì, zhǐyào nǐ yǒu kùnnan huò yǒu rènhé yíwèn, dōu huānyíng suíshí liánxì wǒ. [Pinyin]
    No matter when or where you have any difficulties or questions, please feel free to contact me.

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
いつ
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 何時 – see the following entry.
いつ
[pronoun] when
(This term, 何時, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Compound of (nan, what) + (ji, hour). The nan portion is from Old Japanese (nani, what), while the ji portion is a borrowing from Middle Chinese (MC dzyi).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(なん)() • (nanji) 

  1. what time, when
    (いま)(なん)()ですか
    ima nanji desu ka
    What time is it right now?
Usage notes

Nanji is 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

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
とき > どき
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
何刻 (rare)

Compound of Old Japanese elements (nan, what) + (toki, time).[3][1] The toki changes to doki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(なん)(どき) • (nandoki) 

  1. (dated) what time, when
Usage notes

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.[3]

May sound old-fashioned.[1][4]

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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