How do you read 時限?

時限 is read じげん (jigen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 時限?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 時限 in romaji?

時限 is written jigen in romaji.

What kanji are in 時限?

時 (Time, Hour); 限 (Limit, Restrict).

時限じげん

じげん · jigen

noun

(school) period

period or division of time, time limit

Other ways to say “period” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

時Time, Hour 音じ訓とき・-どき JLPT N5 · 10 strokes 限Limit, Restrict, To Best Of Ability 音げん訓かぎ.る・かぎ.り JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

時刻じこくtime, hour 時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 当時とうじat that time, in those days (same as そのころ)同時どうじsimultaneous(ly), same time 一時いちじfor a time, temporarily 時差じさtime difference 限度げんどlimit, bounds 限るかぎるto restrict, to limit, to confine

Questions

What does 時限 mean?

(school) period. It can also mean: period or division of time, time limit.

How do you pronounce 時限?

じげん (jigen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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