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日 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 日 意味

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

日 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

ひ hi
-び -bi
-か -ka

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ニチ nichi
ジツ jitsu

Examples

会議の日を決めなさい。Fix a date for the meeting.
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.
13日の金曜日は不吉な日だと言われている。It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
この部屋はあまり日が当たらない。This room does not get much sun.
土日月の午前10時半から午後4時まで開館。Open from 10:30am to 4pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon.
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.
彼は昨日死んだ。He died yesterday.
日が短くなってきた。The days are drawing in.

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