How to Say ‘Until 9 pm.’ in Japanese
夜九時まで
yoru ku ji made
[yo-ru ku ji ma-de]
💬 Usage Tip: [九時] is said (ku-ji), not with a separate [きゅう]. Time words often have set short readings like this, so [夜九時まで] is (yoru ku-ji made).
Phrase Breakdown
夜
yoru
[yo-ru]
night; evening
Used for evening or nighttime in time expressions.
夜九時まで受け付けています。
We accept it until 9 p.m.
九時
ku ji
nine o’clock
A specific time of day.
九時です。
It’s nine o’clock.
Words in this phrase
九
ku
[ku]
nine
The number nine, often used in telling time.
夜九時まで受け付けています。
We accept it until 9 p.m.
時
ji
[ji]
o'clock
Counter used for hours on the clock.
夜九時まで受け付けています。
We accept it until 9 p.m.
まで
made
[ma-de]
until; by
Shows the endpoint in time.
夜九時まで受け付けています。
We accept it until 9 p.m.
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