Time expressions

Day 3 vocabulary: Time expressions

Time expressions are words or phrases that indicate a specific time or time period. They are used in language to convey when something happened, when it will happen, or how long it will take for something to happen. Time expressions can be used in various contexts, such as in everyday conversations, in writing, in formal situations, or in scientific or technical fields.

Some of the time expressions in Japanese, including both kanji and furigana are:

1. 今日 (きょう, kyou) - today

2. 明日 (あした, ashita) - tomorrow

3. 昨日 (きのう, kinou) - yesterday

4. 一昨日 (おととい, ototoi) - day before yesterday

5. 明後日 (あさって, asatte) - day after tomorrow

6. 週間 (しゅうかん, shuukan) - week

7. 月 (つき, tsuki) - month

8. 年 (とし, toshi) - year

9. 時間 (じかん, jikan) - hour

10. 分 (ふん, fun) - minute

11. 秒 (びょう, byou) - second

12. 朝 (あさ, asa) - morning

13. 午後 (ごご, gogo) - afternoon/evening

14. 夕方 (ゆうがた, yuugata) - evening

15. 夜 (よる, yoru) - night

16. 日 (ひ, hi) - day

17. 夜明け (よあけ, yoake) - dawn

18. 夕暮れ (ゆうぐれ, yugure) - dusk

19. 真夜中 (まよなか, mayonaka) - midnight

20. 正午 (しょうご, shougo) - noon

21. 春 (はる, haru) - spring

22. 夏 (なつ, natsu) - summer

23. 秋 (あき, aki) - fall (autumn)

24. 冬 (ふゆ, fuyu) - winter

25. 十年 (じゅうねん, juunen) - decade

26. 世紀 (せいき, seiki) - century

27. 千年紀 (せんねんき, sennenki) - millennium

28. 日の出 (ひので, hinode) - sunrise

29. 日の入り (ひのいり, hinoniri) - sunset

30. 薄明かり (うすあかり, usuakari) - twilight

"Shu" (週) is the correct kanji character for "week" in Japanese, and it is the same character used in the list I provided above. The furigana reading for "shu" is "shuukan" (週間), which is the more commonly used expression for "week" in Japanese.

"Gogo" (午後) and "Yugata" (夕方) are both expressions used to refer to the afternoon or early evening in Japanese. However, they are used in different contexts and have slightly different meanings.

"Gogo" is used to refer to the time period between noon and early evening (around 6 PM), while "Yugata" is used to refer to the time period between late afternoon and evening (around 4 PM to 7 PM). So, "Gogo" is a broader expression that encompasses a larger time frame, while "Yugata" refers to a more specific time period.

Therefore, both "Gogo" and "Yugata" are correct expressions to use when referring to the afternoon or early evening in Japanese, but the context and specific time frame should be taken into consideration when choosing between the two.