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Japanese time, days of the week and months chart (free PDF)

Telling the time in Japanese is number + 時 (hour) + 分 (minute): 4:15 is よじ じゅうごふん. Months are number + 月, but the dates 1 to 10, 14, 20 and 24 have special readings (ついたち, ふつか, はつか). This chart puts hours, minutes, months, all 31 dates, the days of the week and time words on one page, with every irregular reading in red. In the JFT-Basic, times and dates are everywhere: schedules, notices, appointments and announcements.

Japanese time chart: hours, minutes, months, days of the week and dates 1 to 31 with readings, irregular readings in red
Japanese time, days and months chart: hours, minutes, weekdays, months and all 31 dates. Free A4 PDF.

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Japanese time, days of the week, months and dates chart

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Updated Oct 31, 2026

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Japanese time, days and months

The same content as the PDF. Use the switches to hide parts and test yourself; tap a hidden cell to reveal it.

Hours, minutes, months, all 31 dates, the days of the week and time words, with readings.

Self-check

Red: irregular reading.

Hours: 〜時

1時いちじ2時にじ3時さんじ4時よじ5時ごじ6時ろくじ7時しちじ8時はちじ9時くじ10時じゅうじ11時じゅういちじ12時じゅうにじ

Months: 〜月

1月いちがつ2月にがつ3月さんがつ4月しがつ5月ごがつ6月ろくがつ7月しちがつ8月はちがつ9月くがつ10月じゅうがつ11月じゅういちがつ12月じゅうにがつ

Minutes: 〜分

ふん becomes ぷん after 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

1分いっぷん2分にふん3分さんぷん4分よんぷん5分ごふん6分ろっぷん7分ななふん8分はっぷん9分きゅうふん10分じゅっぷん15分じゅうごふん20分にじゅっぷん30分さんじゅっぷん45分よんじゅうごふん半はん

Days of the week

  • 月曜日げつようび · getsuyōbiMonday (月 moon)
  • 火曜日かようび · kayōbiTuesday (火 fire)
  • 水曜日すいようび · suiyōbiWednesday (水 water)
  • 木曜日もくようび · mokuyōbiThursday (木 tree)
  • 金曜日きんようび · kin'yōbiFriday (金 gold, money)
  • 土曜日どようび · doyōbiSaturday (土 earth)
  • 日曜日にちようび · nichiyōbiSunday (日 sun)

Dates: 〜日

Also used to count days: ふつか = the 2nd, or two days.

1日ついたち2日ふつか3日みっか4日よっか5日いつか6日むいか7日なのか8日ようか9日ここのか10日とおか11日じゅういちにち12日じゅうににち13日じゅうさんにち14日じゅうよっか15日じゅうごにち16日じゅうろくにち17日じゅうしちにち18日じゅうはちにち19日じゅうくにち20日はつか21日にじゅういちにち22日にじゅうににち23日にじゅうさんにち24日にじゅうよっか25日にじゅうごにち26日にじゅうろくにち27日にじゅうしちにち28日にじゅうはちにち29日にじゅうくにち30日さんじゅうにち31日さんじゅういちにち

Time words

LastThisNextEvery
Day昨日きのう今日きょう明日あした毎日まいにち
Week先週せんしゅう今週こんしゅう来週らいしゅう毎週まいしゅう
Month先月せんげつ今月こんげつ来月らいげつ毎月まいつき
Year去年きょねん今年ことし来年らいねん毎年まいとし

Tips

  • One day is いちにち, not ついたち: ついたち only means the 1st.
  • Dates go year → month → day: 2027年4月8日.
  • Half past is 半: 3時半 (さんじはん).

Clock words

  • 午前ごぜん · gozena.m.
  • 午後ごご · gogop.m.
  • 半はん · hanhalf past (3時半 = 3:30)
  • 〜ごろgoroabout, around (7時ごろ)
  • 〜から〜までkara … madefrom … until (9時から5時まで)
  • 何時なんじ · nanjiwhat time?

How to use it

How to use the time and dates chart for the JFT-Basic

  1. Learn the red readings

    Only the red cells break the pattern: 4, 7 and 9 o'clock, April, July and September, and the dates 1 to 10, 14, 20 and 24.

  2. Read your own week

    Say today's date, your work hours and your next day off out loud every morning: きょうは しがつ ようか です.

  3. Practise by ear

    Announcements give times fast. Drill them with the time and date clips in the listening practice.

  4. Hide the readings

    Use the switch above the sheet, then tap each cell to check yourself.

Test yourself

Free toolJFT-Basic listening practiceTime, date and schedule clips, each played twice like the real test.

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