Japanese

<p>
	We introduce the counter for minutes below, which will enable you to tell the time.
	A useful word for telling time is <strong><ruby>半han</ruby></strong>, which means half.
	You can place it after an hour to say <strong>half past X o'clock</strong>.
	For example, half past four o'clock is <strong><ruby>四yo時zi半han</ruby></strong>.
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Telling time: minutes

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	三さん時じ半はん　です。sanzihan desu.
Meaning	It is half past three o'clock.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Telling time: minutes

to be	ですdesu
three	三さんsan
hour (counter)	〜時じ〜zi
half	半はんhan

Japanese - sanzihan desu.

Breakdown of sanzihan desu.

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