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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小14 strokesRadical 日#1 in newspapers

日 · day, sun

日 is a kanji meaning day, sun, Japan, counter for days. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ニチnichi
  • ジツjitsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ひhi
  • -び-bi
  • -か-ka

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Words that use 日 · 76 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 日
WordReadingMeaningLevel
明後日あさってday after tomorrowN5
明日あしたtomorrowN5
一日いちにちone day (duration)N5
五日いつかfive days; fifth day of the monthN5
一昨日おとといthe day before yesterdayN5
火曜日かようびTuesdayN5
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More words that use 日
WordReadingMeaningLevel
昨日きのうyesterdayN5
今日きょうtoday, this dayN5
金曜日きんようびFridayN5
月曜日げつようびMondayN5
九日ここのかnine days; ninth day of the monthN5
水曜日すいようびWednesdayN5
誕生日たんじょうびbirthdayN5
一日ついたちone day; first day of the monthN5
十日とおかten days; tenth day of the monthN5
土曜日どようびSaturdayN5
七日なのかseven days; seventh day (of the month)N5
日曜日にちようびSundayN5
二十日はつかtwenty days, twentieth (day of the month)N5
二日ふつかtwo days; second day of the monthN5
毎日まいにちevery dayN5
三日みっかthree days, third day of the monthN5
六日むいかsix days; sixth day of monthN5
木曜日もくようびThursdayN5
八日ようかeight days; eighth day of the monthN5
四日よっかfour days; fourth day of the monthN5
日ひsun, sunshine, dayN4
日記にっきdiary, journalN4
明日あすtomorrowN4
生年月日せいねんがっぴbirth dateN3
今日こんにちtoday, this dayN3
明後日みょうごにちday after tomorrowN3
曜日ようびday of the weekN3
先日せんじつthe other day, a few days agoN3
日にちdayN3
日常にちじょうordinary, regular, everydayN3
日光にっこうsunlightN3
日中にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylightN3
日本にっぽんJapanN3
日本にほんJapanN3
日付ひづけdate, datingN3
一昨日いっさくじつday before yesterdayN2
元日がんじつNew Year's DayN2
祭日さいじつnational holiday, festival dayN2
一昨昨日さきおとといtwo days before yesterday, three days agoN2
明明後日しあさってtwo days after tomorrowN2
祝日しゅくじつnational holidayN2
月日つきひtime, years, daysN2
定休日ていきゅうびregular holidayN2
当日とうじつappointed day, very dayN2
日時にちじdate and timeN2
日用品にちようひんdaily necessitiesN2
日課にっかdaily work, daily routineN2
日程にっていscheduleN2
日当たりひあたりexposure to the sun, sunny placeN2
日帰りひがえりday tripN2
日陰ひかげshadowN2
日差しひざしsunlight, rays of the sunN2
日日ひにちdateN2
日にちひにちdate (of a planned event, act, etc.), dayN2
日の入りひのいりsunsetN2
日の出ひのでsunriseN2
平日へいじつweekdayN2
三日月みかづきcrescent moonN2
夕日ゆうひ(in) the evening sun, setting sunN2
来日らいにちcoming to Japan, visit to JapanN2
西日にしびwestering sunN1
日夜にちやday and night, alwaysN1
期日きじつfixed date, settlement dateN1
連日れんじつevery dayN1
終日しゅうじつall dayN1
日頃ひごろnormally, habituallyN1
日取りひどりfixed date, appointed dayN1
日向ひなたsunny place, in the sunN1
日の丸ひのまるthe Japanese flagN1
日焼けひやけsunburnN1

Example sentence

月曜日です。

げつようびです

It's Monday.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #175603 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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