How to Say ‘8:30’ in Japanese
八時半
hachi ji han
[HAH-chee jee hahn]
💬 Usage Tip: 半 (han) means "half", so add it after any hour to get half past: 七時半 (shichi-ji han) "7:30". Note that 4 o'clock is 四時 (yo-ji), not (yon-ji).
Phrase Breakdown
八
hachi
[HAH-chee]
eight
The number eight; combined with 時 for eight o'clock.
八時半に行きます。
I'll go at half past eight.
時
ji
[jee]
o'clock
Hour counter used after numbers for clock time.
朝8時は忙しいです。
8 a.m. is busy.
半
han
[hahn]
half; half past
Added after an hour to mean thirty minutes past.
二時半に会いましょう。
Let's meet at half past two.
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