Word Meaning 時間が経つ

じかんがたつ jikan ga tatsu

時間が経つ is read as じかんがたつ (jikan ga tatsu) and means time passes.

Meaning

English

  1. time passes

Reading

Kana

じかんがたつ

Romaji

jikan ga tatsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 47285 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時間割

じかんわり

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

時間給

じかんきゅう

hourly pay

時間

じかん

hour

時間切れ

じかんぎれ

time-out

時間帯

じかんたい

time zone

時間発展

じかんはってん

time evolution

時間節約

じかんせつやく

time preservation

時間的

じかんてき

timewise

時間外協定

じかんがいきょうてい

overtime agreement

時間係審判

じかんがかりしんぱん

judge timing the matches

時間厳守

じかんげんしゅ

(strict) punctuality

時間管理

じかんかんり

time management

Example Sentences

5

じかんがたつのははやい。

Time passes quickly.

Time is passing by slowly today.

Time goes by very quickly, doesn't it?

In the company of good friends, the time flew by.

The more time passed, the more excited the two got.