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何時

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Chinese

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carry; what; how
carry; what; how; why; which
 
o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
 
trad. (何時)
simp. (何时)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (33) (25)
Final () (94) (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter ha dzyi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɑ/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦɑ/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɑ/ /d͡ʑie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦa/ /d͡ʑɨ/
Li
Rong
/ɣɑ/ /ʑiə/
Wang
Li
/ɣɑ/ /ʑĭə/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣɑ/ /ʑi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ho4 si4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
shí
Middle
Chinese
‹ ha › ‹ dzyi ›
Old
Chinese
/*[ɡ]ˁaj/ /*[d]ə/ (~ *[d]əʔ)
English what time

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 7458 12042
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡaːl/ /*djɯ/

Pronoun

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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

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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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

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Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Compound of (nan, what) +‎ (ji, hour).[1] The nan portion is derived from Old Japanese (nani, what), while the ji portion is derived from Middle Chinese (MC dzyi).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(なん)() (nanji

  1. what time, when
    (いま)(なん)()ですか?
    ima nanji desu ka?
    What time is it right now?
    • 2019, “Ikezu (いけず)”, performed by Otoboke Beaver:
      お前きょう何時に帰るて言うた!?
      omae kyō nanji ni kaerute yuuta!?
      What time did you tell me you'd be home!?
Usage notes
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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

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

Compound of (nan, what) +‎ (toki, time).[1][2] The toki changes to doki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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(なん)(どき) (nandoki

  1. (dated) what time, when
Usage notes
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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]

See also

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Japanese number-counter combinations for () (ji)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 What time?
(れい)() (reiji) (いち)() (ichiji) ()() (niji) (さん)() (sanji) ()() (yoji) ()() (goji) (ろく)() (rokuji) (しち)() (shichiji)
(なな)() (nanaji)
(はち)() (hachiji) ()() (kuji) (じゅう)() (jūji) (じゅう)(いち)() (jūichiji) (じゅう)()() (jūniji) (なん)() (nanji)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 何時”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN