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Is **時** read as "toki" or "ji"? Duolingo and Google Translate don't seem to
be in agreement.
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kanji readings time multiple-readings
o'clock kanji pronunciation 時
When following a number 時 is read 'ji'. It is pronounced 'toki' when it refers
to a point in time, in which case it will often take a relative clause that
simply means 'when...' (literally 'the time when...').

When you are looking for a word rather than a whole sentence, you are better
off with dictionaries, for instance
[https://jisho.org/search/時](https://jisho.org/search/%E6%99%82)
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時 (as with the vast majority of kanji) has multiple readings. It can be read
as both じ and とき (and どき) depending on which word it appears in. It also has
exceptional readings as in the word 時計 where 時 is read as と. [Edit: See
comments for clarification on that word]

The very broad rule of thumb for kanji (with many exceptions) is that when
they appear in compound words the on-yomi is used, and when they appear alone
or attached to kana the kun-yomi is used. In the case of 時, the on-yomi is ジ
and the kun-yomi is とき：

> > 五時{ごじ} (compound word = **on-yomi** )
>>

>> 若｛わか｝い時｛とき｝ (appears alone / attached to kana = **kun-yomi** )

But that is a gross simplification of what it is a highly complex writing
system. I recommend that you read a basic text which explains the fundamentals
of kanji. It will help to understand the readings.
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