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日 – day, sun, Japan
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The kanji 日 means day, sun, Japan, counter for days. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ニチ、ジツ (nichi, jitsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひ、-び、-か (hi, bi, ka). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ニチ | nichi |
| On’yomi | ジツ | jitsu |
| Kun’yomi | ひ | hi |
| Kun’yomi | -び | bi |
| Kun’yomi | -か | ka |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 日 (Kangxi radical 72).
Words using 日
日にちSunday明日あしたtomorrow一日いちにちone day五日いつか5th day of the month昨日きのうyesterday今日きょうtoday九日ここのか9th day of the month一日ついたちfirst day of the month十日とおか10th day of the month七日なのか7th day of the month二日ふつか2nd day of the month毎日まいにちevery day三日みっか3rd day of the month六日むいか6th day of the month八日ようか8th day of the month四日よっか4th day of the month明後日あさってday after tomorrow一昨日おとといday before yesterday火曜日かようびTuesday金曜日きんようびFriday月曜日げつようびMonday水曜日すいようびWednesday誕生日たんじょうびbirthday土曜日どようびSaturday
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.