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The suffix for hours or o'clock is -ji. Note that 4 o'clock is pronounced as yoji, not yonji.
1 o'clock ichiji
2 o'clock niji
3 o'clock sanji
4 o'clock yoji *
5 o'clock goji
6 o'clock rokuji
7 o'clock shichiji
8 o'clock hachiji
9 o'clock kuji
10 o'clock juuji
11 o'clock juuichiji
12 o'clock juuniji
To make a time of day combine the hour from above with the minute.
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One can also use the term han for half past the hour. Han literally means half.
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To distinguish between A.M. and P.M. use the terms gozen and gogo. A.M. is gozen and
P.M. is gogo. Note that gozen and gogo should appear before the time, not after.
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To ask what time it is now, the phrase Ima, nanji desu ka. can be used.