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四六時中

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 四六時中.

Dictionary

Entry

四六時中ろくじちゅうNounAdverb四字熟語Freq #15615
1

Because 4 x 6 = 24

around the clock; day and night

Examples
3人の看護婦が四六時中瀕死の大臣の看護に当たった。
Three nurses attended the dying minister night and day.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

four

5 strokesFrequency 47JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

よ.つよっ.つよん

Nanori

よつ

six

4 strokesFrequency 93JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ロクリク

Kun

む.つむっ.つむい

Nanori

むつろっろつ

time, hour

10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

とき-どき

Nanori

とぎ

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

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