とき
Meanings
Noun
1. time; hour; moment
刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time
Adverb
Noun
2. occasion; case
Noun
3. chance; opportunity; season
4. the times; the age; the day
5. tense
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
leisure time; idle moment
to make one's heart flutter
(not) even for a moment
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
moment; instant
unthought of; unexpected; unseasonal; unscheduled
leisure time; idle moment
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn
taking an unexpected opportunity
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
at precisely that time; at exactly that moment; just then; right then
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
it's already too late
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour
summer-catch salmon
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to make one's heart flutter
should time and circumstances permit
time is money
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to announce the time
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
crisis; critical moment; critical time
reign of an emperor of Japan
(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances
summer-catch salmon
favourable wind; favorable wind; wind blowing during the rising tide
midnight
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
time to switch over; response time
mood and tense
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
ill-gotten gains fade as fast as they were obtained
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
year-round white daikon
go players have no concept of time (being so engrossed in the game)
at times when ...
one hour
timely; well-timed; felicitous
Examples (200 in total)
When do you use it?
I'm sorry about that time.
Now is the time for action.