日
日 — Day
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
On’yomiニチ (nichi)
On’yomiジツ (jitsu)
Kun’yomiひ (hi)
Kun’yomi-び (bi)
Kun’yomi-か (ka)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 日
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同日 | どうじつ doujitsu | the same day |
| 日米 | にちべい nichibei | Japan and the United States; Japanese-American |
| 日本人 | にほんじん nihonjin | Japanese person |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 前日 | ぜんじつ zenjitsu | previous day; day before; eve |
| 全日 | ぜんじつ zenjitsu | all days |
Study notes
日 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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