No. 4,706 in Japanese
時刻
"Time" or "moment."
In a sentence
今の時刻は午後3時です。
The current time is 3 PM.
In this sentence, '時刻' refers to the specific current time of the day.
次のバスの出発時刻を教えてください。
Please tell me the departure time of the next bus.
'時刻' is used here to describe the exact time that an event (the bus departure) is scheduled.
到着時刻が遅れる可能性があります。
The arrival time may be delayed.
Here, '時刻' signifies the scheduled or expected time of arrival.
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