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The changes come from <strong>\u4fc3\u97f3\u5316<\/strong> (sokuonka, gemination with small \u3063) plus the use of\n          <strong>\u534a\u6fc1\u97f3<\/strong> (the p-series) with certain numbers.\n        <\/p>\n        <p><strong>Examples:<\/strong> \uff11\u5206\uff1d\u3044\u3063\u3077\u3093 (ippun), \uff16\u5206\uff1d\u308d\u3063\u3077\u3093 (roppun), \uff18\u5206\uff1d\u306f\u3063\u3077\u3093 (happun).<\/p>\n\n        <table aria-label=\"Minute readings table\">\n          <thead>\n            <tr>\n              <th>Minutes<\/th>\n              <th>Reading<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n          <\/thead>\n          <tbody>\n            <tr><td>1<\/td><td>ippun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>2<\/td><td>ni-fun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>3<\/td><td>san-pun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>4<\/td><td>yon-pun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>5<\/td><td>go-fun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>6<\/td><td>roppun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>7<\/td><td>nana-fun (also shichi-fun)<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>8<\/td><td>happun (also hachi-fun)<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>9<\/td><td>kyuu-fun<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>10<\/td><td>juppun (also jippun)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <\/tbody>\n        <\/table>\n\n        <h3>Helpful memory cue<\/h3>\n        <ul>\n          <li><strong>fun<\/strong> with <strong>2, 5, 7, 9<\/strong> \u2192 <em>ni-fun, go-fun, nana-fun, kyuu-fun<\/em><\/li>\n          <li><strong>pun<\/strong> with <strong>1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10<\/strong> \u2192 <em>ippun, san-pun, yon-pun, roppun, happun, juppun<\/em><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section id=\"full-time\">\n        <h2>Saying the Full Time<\/h2>\n        <p>Combine <strong>hour + minute<\/strong>:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"examples\">\n          <p>\uff13\u6642\uff11\uff15\u5206 \u2192 <strong>san-ji juu-go-fun<\/strong> (\u201c3:15\u201d)<\/p>\n          <p>\uff17\u6642\u534a \u2192 <strong>shichi-ji han<\/strong> (\u201c7:30\u201d)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <p>\n          <strong>\u534a<\/strong> (<em>han<\/em>) means \u201chalf past\u201d and replaces <strong>\uff13\uff10\u5206<\/strong> in casual statements.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section id=\"am-pm\">\n        <h2>A.M. and P.M.<\/h2>\n        <p>Place <strong>\u5348\u524d<\/strong> (<em>gozen<\/em>) = A.M. or <strong>\u5348\u5f8c<\/strong> (<em>gogo<\/em>) = P.M. before the time:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"examples\">\n          <p>\u5348\u524d\uff16\u6642 \u2192 <strong>gozen roku-ji<\/strong> (6 a.m.)<\/p>\n          <p>\u5348\u5f8c\uff13\u6642 \u2192 <strong>gogo san-ji<\/strong> (3 p.m.)<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section id=\"asking\">\n        <h2>Asking the Time<\/h2>\n        <p><strong>\u4eca\u4f55\u6642\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/strong> \u2192 <em>Ima nan-ji desu ka?<\/em><br \/>\u201cWhat time is it now?\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section id=\"practice\">\n        <h2>Quick Practice<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"examples\">\n          <p>8:10 \u2192 \uff18\u6642\uff11\uff10\u5206 \u2192 <strong>hachi-ji juppun<\/strong><\/p>\n          <p>12:45 \u2192 \uff11\uff12\u6642\uff14\uff15\u5206 \u2192 <strong>juuni-ji yonjuu-go-fun<\/strong><\/p>\n          <p>2:30 p.m. \u2192 \u5348\u5f8c\uff12\u6642\u534a \u2192 <strong>gogo ni-ji han<\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section id=\"tips\">\n        <h2>Last Tips<\/h2>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Practice the hours first, then add common minute forms (5, 10, 15, 30).<\/li>\n          <li>Pay close attention to pun\/fun shifts\u2014listening to native audio helps.<\/li>\n          <li>Read bus and train timetables or set your phone to Japanese to see times in context.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        <p>Mastering these patterns boosts everyday communication\u2014from timetables to meetings\u2014minute by minute.<\/p>\n      <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mastering time expressions in Japanese is one of the most useful early skills. 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