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何なん時じ間かん
Meanings
Expression
1. how many hours?
Kanji used
何
what
時
time
間
interval
Pitch accent
な
んじ
かん
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Used in: 1605
Composed of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
time; hour; period; class
Composed of
what time; (lit.) which hour
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Examples (48 in total)
We waited for hours and hours.
How many hours did you sleep last night?
She waited for hours and hours.
I gazed at the sea for hours.
How many hours have you been studying?
How many hours a day do you sleep?
It's painful to keep sitting for hours.
How many hours a week do you teach?
How many hours do you take a nap every day?
He had been walking for hours.
It rained for hours and hours.
I spent hours reading books.
She listened to music for hours.
And we had spent hours talking together.
How many classes do you have on Saturdays?
How many classes do you have on Monday?
He would sit for hours without saying a word.
She waited for him for hours.
We've been waiting for hours for you to show up!
His stories entertained us for hours.
We have been waiting for hours for you to arrive.
How many hours a day do you watch TV?
I felt tired after having worked for hours.
About how many hours does it take by car?
The children would play for hours on the beach.
How many hours does it take to go to Okinawa by plane?
She will often listen to records for hours.
We kept on working for hours without eating anything.
He would often sit for hours without saying a word.
My back hurts from sitting for hours in front of the computer.
She will sometimes sit still for hours.
He would often work for hours without stopping.
He often sits for many hours reading books.
She has spent hours at the gym trying to lose weight.
How many hours would it take to drive from Boston to Chicago?
How long does it take to fly from Tokyo to Los Angeles?
The lawyers argued the case for hours.
I debated for hours with my friends on the subject.
We danced to the music for hours until we were all exhausted.
The students discussed the plan for many hours.
I used to fish for hours on holidays.
Mary sometimes sits still for hours and gazes at the sea.
She prepared herself for the tennis match by practicing for hours every day.
He would sit for hours reading detective stories.
The debate over which consultant to use went on for hours.
He lay awake for hours thinking about her.
When I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.
Tom waited for hours just to see Mary for a few minutes.