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.
Kanji used
sun
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that day; the very same day
one day; (on) a certain day
normally; habitually
① 夕方に沈もうとする太陽。
① 手紙や書類に書きこむ、作成した時の年月日。
morning sun
to set (sun); to become dark
① 春の日。春の日射し。春の一日。春の陽光。はるび。
① ひなかとも。昼間。太陽の出ている間。② 正午あたりの時間帯。③ 日本と中国。中国では中日と表記。
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
a number of days
① 日光によってできる影。② 目立たない境遇。恵まれない状況。
normally; habitually
one of these days; someday; one day
① 太陽に敬意、親しみを込めた言い方。
fixed date; appointed day
the number of days; date
it hasn't been long since
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
changing every day
the coming days
next day; following day
another day; some other day
younger days; youth
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
sunlight; rays of the Sun
① 太陽に敬意、親しみを込めた言い方。
one day; (on) a certain day
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
① 祭り・儀式などを行う特別な日。
day of spring; spring sun
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
day by day; every day; by the day
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
① 太陽をかたどった丸。② 1.を用いた旗。日章旗。③ 日本、日本政府、日本製などを表す換喩。
next day; following day
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
autumn day; autumn sun
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
sunshade; blind
sunshade; blind
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
① 日光によってできる影。② 目立たない境遇。恵まれない状況。
① 日光によってできる影。② 目立たない境遇。恵まれない状況。
to shine (of the Sun)
the coming days
① 手紙や書類に書きこむ、作成した時の年月日。
day by day; every day; by the day
one of these days; someday; one day
① 日が当たっている場所。
it hasn't been long since
exposure to the sun; sunny place
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
every day; daily
postponement; adjournment
① 太陽が沈むこと。また、その時。天文学的には太陽の上辺が地平線に接した時。
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
till we meet again
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
garbage day; rubbish collection day
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
to shine (of the Sun)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
① 間もなく没する太陽。
increasing daily; increasing day by day; foodstuffs left out for many days
① 日本における祝日の一つ。1996年から2002年までは7月20日、2003年からは7月第3月曜日。国民の祝日に関する法律(祝日法)で定められる。
daily; day by day
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
to expose to the sun
every day; daily
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
daytime; position of the Sun
day and night; turning night into day
tanning salon
one day; (on) a certain day
fixed date; appointed day
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
long day (esp. of spring)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
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
one of these days; someday; one day
high noon
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
① 元旦の太陽。初日の出。
that day; the very same day
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
① 暦の上で亥にあたる日。
① 日が暮れる頃。
① 暦の上で丑にあたる日。② 夏の土用の丑の日、冬の寒中の丑の日。
① 間もなく没する太陽。
another day; the next day
till we meet again
solar halo
long day (esp. of spring)
daily installment; daily instalment
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
the other day; a few days ago
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
① 暦の上で午にあたる日。
daytime; position of the Sun
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
① 暦の上で辰にあたる日。
before long; in a few days
garbage day; rubbish collection day
Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
dry weather; drought
① 暦の上で子にあたる日。正月最初の子にあたる日。別名、ねのび。② 子の日の遊びの略称。③ 子の日の松の略称。
the number of days; date
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
by the day; daily
to put a time-limit on
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
daily interest; daily rate
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
another day; the next day
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
① 暦の上で酉にあたる日。
World Hearing Day (March 3)
daytime; noon; broad daylight
one of these days; someday; one day
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
changing every day
by the day; daily
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to fabricate (stories); to make up
① 暦の上で酉にあたる日。
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Sports Day
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
① 太陽に敬意、親しみを込めた言い方。
Hifumi (script)
① 日雇い。② 日雇いの賃金。
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
① 漢字の部首「⽇」が偏である場合の呼称。
by the day; daily
hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall
International Nurses Day (May 12)
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
① キク科ヒマワリ属の一年草。北アメリカ原産。高さ約2メートル。葉は心臓形で互生。夏に大型の頭状花序をつける。舌状花は黄色で、管状花は褐色。種子は食用とするほか、油を採取する。学名:Helianthus annuus。夏の季語。
Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
with each new day; day by day; by the day
① 暦の上で申にあたる日。
① 暦の上で未にあたる日。
① 暦の上で巳にあたる日。
① 暦の上で卯にあたる日。
① 暦の上で戌にあたる日。
① 暦の上で寅にあたる日。
Hino Station (Tokyo)
Examples (200 in total)
It was a hard day.
It's a beautiful day.
It was a terrible day.