King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “everyday”

Romaji: nichijou
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual

In Japanese, everyday is , read (nichijou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, adv, n everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

Kanji and stroke order

day, sun, Japan
on: ニチ、ジツ
kun: ひ、-び、-か
4 strokes · JLPT 4
usual, ordinary, normal
on: ジョウ
kun: つね、とこ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “everyday”

WordReadingMeaning
ふだん fudanusual; normal; everyday
ひごろ higorousual; normal; everyday
ひび hibidaily; everyday
へいじょう heijounormal; usual; ordinary
へいそ heisousual; ordinary; normal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょう kyoutoday; this day
にほん nihonJapan
まいにち mainichievery day; daily
あした ashitatomorrow
きのう kinouyesterday
ひじょう hijouemergency
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
つねに tsunenialways; constantly; at all times

See also: Chinese symbol for “everyday”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Last posts

  1. Is a Plastic Saya Worth Adding to a Bokken for Drawing?
  2. Choosing the Best Aikido Bokken for Daily Training
  3. Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
  4. Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
  5. Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
  6. Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best
  7. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  8. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  9. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  10. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice