時

日 (sun, day) – indicates connection to the sun’s movement and passage of time;

寺 (temple) – gives the sound.

From the concept of “the sun rising and setting in a regular pattern,” the idea of “time” and “moment” developed.

It’s used in a huge range of compounds related to time, timing, and seasons.

교시 (校時) – “school period, class time”;

당시 (當時) – “at that time, back then”;

시간 (時間) – “time”;

시계 (時計) – “clock, watch”;

시공간 (時空間) – “time and space”;

시대 (時代) – “era, period”;

시륜 (時輪) – “Wheel of Time” (Buddhist term);

시세 (時勢) – “the trend of the times, current situation”;

시한부 (時限附) – “limited time, time-limited”;

임시 (臨時) – “temporary”.