Are times after noon expressed in military time?


How are times after noon expressed when speaking?

I assume that if it's obvious from context that it's after noon, then people
will just say ５時.

But what if it's not obvious from context? My textbook (Japanese for Busy
People I) suggests 午後５時, but I'm worried the textbook may be teaching how to
say what English-speakers think about time in Japanese, rather than what a
native Japanese speaker would say. As far as I have observed in Japan, times
are often written down in military time, for example 23:59 rather than 11:59
pm. Do people write it down one way and say it in another, or do they
sometimes use military time when speaking?

If military time isn't used when speaking, how are times after midnight
expressed? Would `２５：００` be described using 午前 (午前１時), just like 9:00 would?




From my personal experience, I find that people say the hour based on the 12
hour clock without the 午後 or 午前, and if the listener is not sure they will ask
夜？朝？ If they want to be specific they will say 朝７時 or 夜7時.

I also find that the 24 hour clock is only used in writing and not in
speaking. So, they do write it down one way and say it another. Even writing
differs based on who is doing it. I think private individuals would write
午後7時, but organizations and companies would write 19:00.

To answer your last question, I think people would say 朝１時. I often hear this
when people are asking what time an event will go to.

I hope that answers your questions.

I am a big fan of the 24 hour clock, but because both are used here, I make
mistakes related to time. For example when I see 15:00, I will accidentally
say 5:00 or some other kind of mistake.

(This is my first post, so forgive me if I am answering in an incorrect way.)




From my personal experience, I find that people say the hour based on the 12
hour clock without the 午後 or 午前, and if the listener is not sure they will ask
夜？朝？ If they want to be specific they will say 朝７時 or 夜7時.

I also find that the 24 hour clock is only used in writing and not in
speaking. So, they do write it down one way and say it another. Even writing
differs based on who is doing it. I think private individuals would write
午後7時, but organizations and companies would write 19:00.

To answer your last question, I think people would say 朝１時. I often hear this
when people are asking what time an event will go to.

I hope that answers your questions.

I am a big fan of the 24 hour clock, but because both are used here, I make
mistakes related to time. For example when I see 15:00, I will accidentally
say 5:00 or some other kind of mistake.

(This is my first post, so forgive me if I am answering in an incorrect way.)

