Meanings
Noun
1. day; days
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
3. (the) day; daytime; daylight
4. date; deadline
5. (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
6. case (esp. unfortunate); event
as 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
sunny place; in the sun
evening sun; setting sun
morning sun
the Sun
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
one day; (on) a certain day
sunrise
shade; shadow; sunshine
Hifumi (script)
dry weather; drought
normally; habitually
long day (esp. of spring)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
daytime; position of the Sun
sunlight; rays of the Sun
that day; the very same day
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
setting sun; evening sun
daytime; during the day
high noon
date; dating
the number of days; date
changing every day
day of the Boar
sunlight
daily installment; daily instalment
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
to set (sun); to become dark
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
the coming days
day of spring; spring sun
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
fixed date; appointed day
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
autumn day; autumn sun
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
New Year's Day sunrise
day by day; every day; by the day
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
the other day; a few days ago
kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72)
before long; in a few days
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
it hasn't been long since
every day; daily
another day; the next day
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
spring day; spring sunlight
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
a number of days
one of these days; someday; one day
next day; following day
it hasn't been long since
to shine (of the Sun)
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
another day; some other day
younger days; youth
sunshade; blind
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
one of these days; someday; one day
postponement; adjournment
till we meet again
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
garbage day; rubbish collection day
garbage day; rubbish collection day
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
day and night; turning night into day
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
daily; day by day
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
to expose to the sun
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
tanning salon
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
solar halo
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
day of the Horse
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
day of the Dragon
Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
by the day; daily
day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year); (arch.) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; (arch.) pine shoot pulled out by the roots
to put a time-limit on
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
daily interest; daily rate
day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
increasing daily; increasing day by day; foodstuffs left out for many days
World Hearing Day (March 3)
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Sports Day
first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall
trading day
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
International Nurses Day (May 12)
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
with each new day; day by day; by the day
day of the Tiger
day of the Hare
day of the Snake
day of the Sheep
day of the Monkey
day of the Dog
Hino Station (Tokyo)
Examples (200 in total)
It was a hard day.
It's a beautiful day.
It was a terrible day.