Word Meaning いつの間に

いつのまに itsunoma ni

いつの間に is read as いつのまに (itsunoma ni) and means when.

Meaning

English

  1. when
  2. at what point

Reading

Kana

いつのまに

Romaji

itsunoma ni

Writing Variants

  • 何時の間に いつのまに itsu no ma ni

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 106143 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

あいだ

among (a group)

人間

にんげん

character (of a person)

年間

ねんかん

(period of) a year

時間

じかん

hour

中間

ちゅうかん

interim

間もなく

まもなく

having no time to ...

この間

このあいだ

meanwhile

土間

どま

dirt floor

間食

かんしょく

eating between meals

行間

ぎょうかん

line-spacing in text

Example Sentences

7

Bob went out before I knew it.

I fell sound asleep before I knew it.

Before I knew it, the tables turned and I became the one they were laughing at.

Before I knew it, I didn't want to see you again.

Eh? When did it start raining? I didn't notice at all.

She used to be flat-chested - just when did she get so large?

"Huh, didn't the bakery store use to be here?" "Oh, it went bankrupt a while ago." "Really? When did that happen?" "I think it was about half a year ago."