How to Say ‘7 pm.’ in Japanese
夜七時
yoru shichi ji
[yoh-roo shee-chee jee]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often says [夜七時] for "7 in the evening" to make it clear it's 7 pm, not 7 am. The same idea works with [朝七時] "7 am."
Phrase Breakdown
夜
yoru
[yoh-roo]
evening; night
Shows that the time is in the evening, not morning.
夜七時で予約したいです。
I want to make a reservation for 7 p.m.
七時
shichi ji
seven o'clock
The hour 7; in Japanese time expressions, '時' means o'clock.
七時に始まります。
It starts at seven o’clock.
Words in this phrase
七
shichi
[shee-chee]
seven
The number seven in the time expression 7 p.m.
夜七時が一番いいです。
7 p.m. is the best time.
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock; hour
Used to express the hour in a clock time.
夜七時は混みます。
7 p.m. gets crowded.
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