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Numbers & TimeFriday 26 June 2026

午後三時半

Pronunciation: gogo san-ji han

Meaning: 3:30 PM

In Japanese, times are expressed with 時 (ji) for hours and 分 (fun/pun) for minutes; 半 (han) means "half" and is used instead of saying 30 minutes, making "午後三時半" a common way to tell time in daily conversation.

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