Japanese word indicating a
time of
day. When it is
suffixed to numbers by itself, it usually means "
o'clock". However, it also conveys general notions of
time and is used in words like
ichinichi-
ji (all day).
Ji is not used alone -- it's basically a
suffix or
prefix.
Ima wa san-ji desu.
It's now 3:00.
Nan-ji ni okimashita ka.
What time did you wake up this morning?
Ichinichi literally means "one day". However, ichinichi-ji means "all day", i.e. all the hours in the day.
Kyoo wa okimasen yo. Ichinichi-ji nemashita yo.
I didn't wake up today...I slept all day!
Written ji, with the kanji for "time; hour".