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Japanese E-2 CH12 Du
Japanese E-2 CH12 Duration of time
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ~ど/かい | times |
| ~度/回 | ~ど/かい |
| いちど/いっかい | one time |
| にど/にかい | two times |
| さんど/さんかい | three times |
| よんかい | four times |
| ごかい | five times |
| ろっかい | six times |
| ななかい | seven times |
| はちかい/はっかい | eight times |
| きゅうかい | nine times |
| じゅっかい | ten times |
| ~しゅうかん | for ~ week(s) |
| ~週間 | ~しゅうかん |
| いっしゅうかん | for one week |
| にしゅうかん | for two weeks |
| さんしゅうかん | for three weeks |
| よんしゅうかん | for four weeks |
| ごしゅうかん | for five weeks |
| とくしゅうかん | for six weeks |
| ななしゅうかん | for seven weeks |
| はっしゅうかん | for eight weeks |
| きゅうしゅうかん | for nine weeks |
| じゅっしゅうかん | for ten weeks |
| ~かげつ | for ~ month(s) |
| ~か月 | ~かげつ |
| ~ヶ月 | ~かげつ |
| いっかげつ | for one month |
| にかげつ | for two months |
| さんかげつ | for three months |
| よんかげつ | for four months |
| ごかげつ | for five months |
| はんとし/ろくかげつ | for six months |
| ななかげつ | for seven months |
| はちかげつ/はっかげつ | for eight months |
| きゅうかげつ | for nine months |
| じゅっかげつ | for ten months |
| ~ねん | ~year |
| ~年 | ~ねん |
| いちねん | one year |
| にねん | two years |
| さんねん | three years |
| よねん | four years |
| ごねん | five years |
| ろくねん | six years |
| しちねん | seven years |
| はちねん | eight years |
| きゅうねん/くねん | nine years |
| じゅうねん | ten years |
| ~度 | refers to frequency and temperature up to 3. Usually only refers to temperature after 3. |
| ~年 | indicates the specific point in time, such as 2008年, and also the duration of time. |
| ~かい, kanji writings | ~階 for floor levels. ~回 for frequency. |
| ~かい, pronunciation differences | いっかい, にかい, さんかい have a high pitch on い when referring to floor level, but not frequency. Both have high pitch on っか, に, and ん. |
| Calender usage | the Japanese often use the current Emperor's era to refer to a certain year. |
| めいじ | 1868-1912 |
| たいしょう | 1912-1926 |
| しょうわ | 1926-1989 |
| へいせい | 1989- |
| 明じ | めいじ |
| 大しょう | たいしょう |
| へいせい五年 | 1993 |