Word details
日
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 日.
Dictionary
Entry
1
day; days
Examples
この服は寒い冬の日には向かない。
These clothes are not appropriate for a cold winter day.
2
sun; sunshine; sunlight
Examples
この部屋はあまり日が当たらない。
This room does not get much sun.
3
(the) day; daytime; daylight
Examples
冬が近づくにつれて日が短くなる。
The days grow shorter as winter approaches.
4
date; deadline
Examples
会議の日を決めなさい。
Fix a date for the meeting.
5
(past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
Examples
われわれは過ぎし日の事を、必ずしも愛情とは言えないまでも少なくとも一種の憧れを持ってふりかえるのである。
We look back on days gone by, if not always with affections, at any rate with a kind of wistfulness.
6
As 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.
case (esp. unfortunate); event
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ニチジツ
Kun
ひ-び-か
Nanori
ああきいるくくさこうすたちににっにつへ
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