Illustration: In a Japanese junior high classroom, a science lesson is ending beneath a wall clock with a plain, unnumbered face. The teacher lowers a demonstration magnet and gestures for the class to finish.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

時じ限げん

jigen

school period

Example sentences

  1. 4時限じげん目めは英語えいごだよね?

    We’ve got English fourth period, right?

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 今いまは３時限じげん目めの授業じゅぎょうです。

    I’m in my third period class.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ４時限じげんが３時限じげんに繰くり上あげになった。

    The fourth period was moved up to the third.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 時限

  • 時time; hourOnジKunとき
  • 限limit; restrictOnゲンKunかぎる・かぎり

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