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Reading clocks

Clocks & time

Japanese school year: Elementary 1

What you learn

In this topic, you will learn how to read hours and minutes using clock hands. This skill is helpful for managing daily routines and scheduling activities on time. Familiarity with counting numbers and recognizing basic numerals will support your learning.

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Key points

This is how to read the hour on an analog clock. The short hand indicates the hour; when it is between two numbers, read the smaller number it has most recently passed.

This is how to read minutes on an analog clock. The long hand indicates minutes, where each small tick mark represents 11 minute and the numbers mark 55-minute intervals.

This equation shows the conversion between minutes (min\text{min}) and hours (h\text{h}). The minute hand completing a full 6060-minute rotation equals 11 hour of movement by the hour hand.

60min=1h60 \text{min} = 1 \text{h}

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