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日

Sun
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingニチ、ジツ
Kun readingひ、か
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1Level 2

Meanings

  1. sun
  2. japanにち ↓
  3. counter for daysにち ↓
  4. dayRtK
    彼は日に平均十時間は勉強した。He studied ten hours a day on average.tatoeba
    彼は日に平均１０時間は勉強した。He studies ten hours a day on average.tatoeba
  1. days
  2. sunshine
  3. sunlight

Synonyms

デー日曜日本

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same spelling, other readings
  • 日 にち — Sunday; counter for days; Japan
Same reading (ひ)
火 · fire否 · no比 · ratio費 · cost非 · fault灯 · light妃 · princess

Popular Usage

明日一日五日昨日今日九日十日七日二日毎日三日六日

Radicals and components

Radical日sun

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

sun (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 12

Compound words

毎日まいにち
every day; daily
一日いちにち
one day; all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night; first day of the month
今日きょう
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
昨日きのう
yesterday
明日あした
tomorrow
火曜日かようび
Tuesday
金曜日きんようび
Friday
月曜日げつようび
Monday
水曜日すいようび
Wednesday
誕生日たんじょうび
birthday
土曜日どようび
Saturday
日曜日にちようび
Sunday
木曜日もくようび
Thursday
一昨日おととい
day before yesterday
日記にっき
diary; journal
先日せんじつ
the other day; a few days ago
祭日さいじつ
national holiday; festival day
祝日しゅくじつ
national holiday; public holiday
生年月日せいねんがっぴ
birth date; date of birth; DOB
幾日いくにち
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
休日きゅうじつ
holiday; day off
曜日ようび
day of the week
日出にっしゅつ
sunrise
春日しゅんじつ
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight

On Reading Examples

彼は彼女に一日おきに電話した。いちにち
He called her every other day.tatoeba
彼は入院中の彼女を１日おきに見舞いに行った。いちにち
He went to see her in hospital every other day.tatoeba
彼は週に２、３日働いて少しお金をもらう。にち
He works a few days a week, and gets a little money.tatoeba
彼は酒を一日ビールいっぱいに制限した。いちにち
He restricted his drinking to one beer a day.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は日に何度か祈る。ひ
He prays several times a day.tatoeba
彼は日に３００ドルもかせぐ。ひ
He earns no less than three hundred dollars a day.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母の誕生日には必ず電話をかける。
He never fails to call his mother on her birthday.tatoeba
彼は弁護士になるために日夜勉強に励んだ。
He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は病気の友を毎日見舞いに来る。
He comes to see his sick friend day after day.tatoeba
彼は病気だったので、１日中床についていた。
He was ill, so he lay in bed all day long.tatoeba
2月25日の直前日曜日
Sundays immediately before February 25wiki
10月の第4土曜日と翌日曜日。
In principle the festival is held on the fourth Saturday and Sunday of October every year.wiki
蜷川親元日記とも。
It is also called Ninagawa Chikamoto Nikki.wiki
天平年間写経生日記
Tempyo Nenkan Shagyo Ikuhi-kiwiki
日付は全て旧暦。
The dates are by the lunar calendar.wiki
同じ日付の記念日
Other anniversaries on November 3wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Sun, day. The sun's disc with a dot in the center, squared off over time.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 日

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