Word Meaning ある時

あるとき arutoki

ある時 is read as あるとき (arutoki) and means on one occasion.

Meaning

English

  1. on one occasion
  2. once
  3. at one point
  4. at one time

Reading

Kana

あるとき

Romaji

arutoki

Writing Variants

  • 或る時 あるとき arutoki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 101719 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一時

ひととき

two-hour period

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

とき

tense

日時

にちじ

date and time

何時

いつ

normal times

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

4時

よじ

four o'clock

7時

しちじ

seven o'clock

毎時

まいじ

every hour

三時

さんじ

3 o'clock

hour

何時

なんじ

what time

Example Sentences

10

Do it when you have time.

Come and visit us when you have time.

I write poems in my free time.

You can do it at your leisure.

You should put aside some money when you can afford to.

You can study IP related material during work hours when you have time to spare.

I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.

Pop in again when you have time! I look forward to it.

Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat.

One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.