日
ひ
hi
JLPT N54 strokesKanjiLevel 3 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
日 is the kanji for "Day". A common reading is ひ (hi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Day
Also : Sun · Japan · Counter For Days
Readings
kunひ/ hikunび/ bikunか/ kaonにち/ nichionじつ/ jitsu
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The sun in a box — a square with a line through the middle, like the sun rising above the horizon line. The box frames the blazing disc each day.
Reading ·
にち (nichi) sounds like "niece" — your niece visits every day when the sun shines.
Example Sentences
日曜日に家で休みます。
にちようびにいえでやすみます。
I rest at home on Sunday.
朝日がとてもきれいです。
あさひがとてもきれいです。
The morning sun is very beautiful.
Vocabulary using 日
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