日 — day, sun, Japan

ひ日 day

U+65E5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #1 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #12 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #72

Meanings

day
sun
Japan

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にち nichi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

日(に) 本(ほん) nihon Japan 日(に) 本(ほん) 人(じん) nihonjin Japanese person 毎(まい) 日(にち) mainichi every day 日(にち) 常(じょう) nichijou everyday 日(にち) 間(かん) nichikan number of days 日(に) 本(ほん) 語(ご) nihongo Japanese language 日(にち) 時(じ) nichiji date and time 日曜(よう) 日(び) nichiyoubi Sunday 日(にっ) 経(けい) nikkei Nikkei (newspaper/index) 土(ど) 曜(よう) 日(び) doyoubi Saturday 日(にち) 記(き) nikki diary 日(にっ) 程(てい) nittei schedule 日(にち) 銀(ぎん) nichigin Bank of Japan 日(にち) 曜(よう) nichiyou Sunday 在(ざい) 日(にち) zainichi residing in Japan 日(にっ) 中(ちゅう) nicchuu daytime 来(らい) 日(にち) rainichi coming to Japan 初(しょ) 日(にち) shonichi first day 土(ど) 日(にち) donichi weekend 火(か) 曜(よう) 日(び) kayoubi Tuesday 木(もく) 曜(よう) 日(び) mokuyoubi Thursday 水(すい) 曜(よう) 日(び) suiyoubi Wednesday 毎(まい) 日(にち) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) mainichishinbun Mainichi Shimbun 反(はん) 日(にち) hannichi anti-Japanese 日(に) 本(ほん) 国(こく) nihonkoku Japan (formal) 日(にっ) 系(けい) nikkei Japanese descent 日(にっ) 誌(し) nisshi journal 日(に) 本(ほん) 銀(ぎん) 行(こう) nihonginkou Bank of Japan 日(にっ) 刊(かん) nikkan daily publication

ひ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

日(ひ) hi day 日(ひ) 々 hibi every day 朝(あさ) 日(ひ) asahi morning sun 曜(よう) 日(び) youbi day of the week 朝(あさ) 日(ひ) 新(しん) 聞(ぶん) asahishinbun Asahi Shimbun (newspaper) 日(ひ) 付(づけ) hizuke date 日(ひ) 頃(ごろ) higoro normally 金(きん) 曜(よう) 日(び) kinyoubi Friday 春(はる) 日(ひ) haruhi spring day

じつ jitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

当(とう) 日(じつ) toujitsu the day 翌(よく) 日(じつ) yokujitsu the next day 本(ほん) 日(じつ) honjitsu today 休(きゅう) 日(じつ) kyuujitsu holiday 前(ぜん) 日(じつ) zenjitsu previous day 平(へい) 日(じつ) heijitsu weekday 期(き) 日(じつ) kijitsu due date 後(ご) 日(じつ) gojitsu later day 先(せん) 日(じつ) senjitsu the other day 同(どう) 日(じつ) doujitsu the same day 連(れん) 日(じつ) renjitsu every day 祝(しゅく) 日(じつ) shukujitsu national holiday

び bi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

月(げつ) 曜(よう) 日(び) getsuyoubi Monday

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

今日(きょう) kyou today 昨日(きのう) kinou yesterday 明日(あした) ashita tomorrow 一日(ついたち) tsuitachi first of the month 二日(ふつか) futsuka second day of the month 三日(みっか) mikka third day of the month 四日(よっか) yokka fourth day of the month 五日(いつか) itsuka fifth day of the month 六日(むいか) muika sixth day of the month 七日(なのか) nanoka seventh day of the month 八日(ようか) youka eighth day of the month 九日(ここのか) kokonoka ninth day of the month 十日(とおか) tooka tenth day of the month

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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Meanings

word

にち nichi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ひ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

じつ jitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

び bi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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