How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: time, days and months

The days of the week, the months, the seasons and telling the time in Japanese: everything you need to set a date or describe your day.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Time and calendar”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
八月	August
初め	beginning
世紀	century
日付	date
日	day
十二月	December
終わり	end
時代	era
毎日	every day
時間	hour
一瞬	instant
一月	January
六月	June
先週	last week
三月	March
五月	May
中間	middle
月	month
朝	morning
夜	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
十一月	November
一日に一回	once a day
過去	past
現在	present
土曜日	Saturday
季節	season
秒	second
九月	September
夏	summer
明後日	the day after tomorrow
一昨日	the day before yesterday
今朝	this morning
今週	this week
時	time
時間を稼ぐ	to save time
待つ	to wait
今晩	tonight
二回	twice
腕時計	watch
年	year

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
繰り上げ	advance
目覚まし時計	alarm clock
約束	appointment
誕生日	birthday
暦	calendar
祭り	celebration
夜明け	dawn
前日	day before
遅刻	delay
手帳	diary
継続時間	duration
頻度	frequency
未来	future
休暇	holidays
即時の	immediate
連休	long weekend
分	minute
月曜日	Monday
建国記念日	national day
新年	New Year
来週	next week
来年	next year
常時の	permanent
十五分	quarter of an hour
時間割	schedule
暫定的	temporary
早く着く	to arrive early
繰り上げる	to bring forward
遅れを取る	to fall behind
続く	to last
火曜日	Tuesday
水曜日	Wednesday
週刊の	weekly
冬	winter
年間の	yearly

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
謝肉祭	carnival
年表	chronology
時計の針	clock hand
カウントダウン	countdown
十年	decade
砂時計	hourglass
月刊の	monthly
祝日	public holiday
時間に正確な	punctual
時間厳守	punctuality
半期	semester
同時の	simultaneous
標準時間帯	time zone
タイマー	timer
一致する	to coincide
日付を書く	to date
遅らせる	to delay
延長する	to extend
後を継ぐ	to follow on
先送りする	to postpone
先立つ	to precede
短縮する	to shorten
緊急の	urgent
バレンタインデー	Valentine’s Day
週末	weekend

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Time and calendar”. The full topic holds 140 in the KoKo app: 56 at the easy level, 49 at the medium level and 35 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.