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Japanese words related TIME :Konnichiwa! Welcome to another edition of Japanese vocabulary building. This lesson is perfect for people in the beginning stages of their Japanese studies. Today, we’re focusing on words related to time and periods of time.  Study the words in the word bank below, and once you have a good handle on them, you can progress to the quiz. The answers to the quiz are at the very bottom, followed by the English translation of the questions.

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Japanese words related TIME

Japanese Words Related to Time

Alright! Do you remember them all? Were there some new words you hadn’t learned from before? I recommend that you go back and review one more time.

Great! Now that you’re confident, let’s get on with the quiz! Remember, no peeking!

Japanese Quiz related TIME

1)Put the days of the week in the correct order, starting with “Monday” and ending with “Sunday.”

a)木曜日
mokuyōbi
b)日曜日
nichiyōbi
c)月曜日
getsuyōbi
d)土曜日
doyōbi
e)火曜日
kayōbi
f)金曜日
kinyōbi
g)水曜日
suiyōbi

2)とても寒い季節は何ですか？
Totemo samui kisetsu wa nan desu ka?

a)冬
fuyu
b)春
haru
c)夏
natsu

3)暑い季節は何ですか？
Atsui kisetsu wa nan desu ka?

a)春
haru　
b)秋
aki
c)夏
natsu

4)葉っぱは茶色や赤色になる季節は何ですか？
Happa wa chairo ya akairo ni naru kisetsu wa nan desu ka?

a)夏
natsu
b)冬
fuyu
c)秋
aki

5)花が初めて咲く季節は何ですか？
Hana ga hajimete saku kisetsu wa nan desu ka?

a)春
haru
b)秋
aki
c)夏
natsu

6)Write the correct letter of the Japanese translation next to the English translation of the time periods below.
_ the day before yesterday _ yesterday _ today _ tomorrow __ the day after tomorrow

a)今日
kyō
b)明後日
asatte
c)一昨日
ototoi
d)明日
ashita
e)昨日
kinō

7)日本で５月５日は「こどもの日」という＿＿＿＿＿＿＿です。
Nihon de go-gatsu itsuka wa “Kodomo no hi” to iu _ desu.

a)子供時代
kodomo jidai
b)就寝時刻
shūshin jikoku
c)祝日
shukujitsu

8)Write the correct letter of the Japanese translation next to the English translation of the times of day below.
_ morning _ noon _ afternoon _ dawn _ night _ middle of the night

a)正午
shōgo
b)夜
yoru
c)夜明け
yoake
d)朝
asa
e)真夜中
mayonaka
f)午後
gogo

9)昨日はどんな期間ですか？
Kinō wa donna kikan desu ka?

a)今
ima
b)過去
kako
c)未来
mirai

10)明後日はどんな期間ですか？
Asatte wa donna kikan desu ka?

a)今
ima
b) 過去
kako
c)未来
mirai

11)赤ちゃんの時はどんな期間ですか？
Aka-chan no toki wa donna kikan desu ka?

a)幼少期
yōshōki
b)少年時代
shōnen jidai
c)持続期間
Jizoku kikan

12)１００年間はどんな期間ですか？
Hyaku nenkan wa donna kikan desu ka?

a)戦時
senji
b)最高潮
saikōchō
c)世紀
seiki

Well? How did you do? Did you get 100%? Did you miss a few? Even if you didn’t do so hot, no problem! Just go back, study your mistakes, and this will be a good learning experience for you. The only way to truly master a skill is by making mistakes and learning from them, so keep at it and believe in yourself!

And don’t forget to get out there and practice what you’ve learned! Remember, learning something new means nothing unless you get out there and practice. 

Practice, practice, practice!

Question translations:

1. What is a season that is very cold?
2. What is a hot season?
3. What is the season where the leaves turn brown and red?
4. What is the season where the flowers start to bloom?
5. In Japan, there is a ____ called “Children’s Day.”
6. What time period is yesterday?
7. What time period is the day after tomorrow?
8. When you were a baby, what time period was that?
9. What time period is 100 years?

Answers:

1. c. e. g. a. f. d. b.
2. a.
3. c.
4. c.
5. a.
6. c. e. a. d. b.
7. c.
8. d. a. f. c. b. e.
9. b.
10. c.
11. a.
12. c.

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