日 — kanji meaning “day”
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
- Meanings
- day, sun, Japan, counter for days
- On'yomi
- ニチ (nichi)、ジツ (jitsu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひ、-び、-か
- Name readings
- あ、あき、いる、く、くさ、こう
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #1 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- rì — Chinese character page
Words with 日
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 日頃 | ひごろ higoro | usual; normal; everyday |
| 当日 | とうじつ toujitsu | day in question; appointed day; that very day |
| 日々 | ひび hibi | daily; everyday |
| 休日 | きゅうじつ kyuujitsu | holiday; day off |
| 日記 | にっき nikki | diary; journal |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day; a few days ago |
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