時刻

じこく

time, hour

Also:favourable time

What does 時刻 mean?

時刻 is a Japanese noun meaning time, hour in English. It can also be translated as favourable time depending on context. It is written as 時刻 in kanji, じこく in hiragana, and jikoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そろそろ寝る時刻だ。

It's almost time to go to bed.