Meanings
Readings
Common Words
today; this day
こんにち only
these days; recently; nowadays
day; days
sun; sunshine; sunlight
(the) day; daytime; daylight
date; deadline
(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
As 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.
case (esp. unfortunate); event
every day; daily
tomorrow
あす only
near future
yesterday
Adverb (fukushi)
one day
いちにち only; Adverb (fukushi)
all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
first day of the month
that day; the very same day
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
daily; everyday
Common noun
days (e.g. of one's youth)
Adverb (fukushi)
every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
the other day; a few days ago
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Mnemonic Stories
Look out your window and see the bright sun shining
The tongue wagging key derives from an older kanji, 曰, which conveys the meaning “sayeth”.
Master this Kanji through Practice
Don't just read about it—lock it in. Our spaced-repetition kanji quiz uses the same mnemonics to help you remember keywords and characters forever.