This kanji has kunyoumi or japanese readings of: とき、or どき, and it has an onyoumi or chinese reading of: ジ. This character has the meanings: time, or hour. This character is made up of the following radicals or parts: sun or day on the left (ひへん)、the kanji meaning earth, and finally the radical すん, meaning inch. The right hand side of the character means ‘temple.’ You can remember this kanji by the following hint: The time of the day 日 announced by the temple 寺 bell. Our example sentence is: 何時ですか？なんじですか？What time is it?

Grade Kun On Meaning Strokes Example Sentence
JLPT N5 とき、どき ジ time, hour 10 何時ですか？

なんじですか？

What time is it?