| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n final third of a two-hour period | 下刻 |
| gen. | n first third of a two-hour period | 上刻 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t last third of a month | 下旬 ichi1 news1 nf05 (げぢゅん) |
| gen. | n middle third of a two-hour period | 中刻 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t second third of a month | 中旬 ichi1 news1 nf05 (ちゅうぢゅん) |