noun

  1. 24 hours, twenty-four hours.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
24時間 にじゅうよじかん
じゅ
二十四時間 にじゅうよじかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

time, hour
ジ とき と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
interval, space
ま カン ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)