日 — sun, day

ひ日 sun

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes calendar

U+65E5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #12 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #72

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ひ・び・ぴ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

日(ひ) hi day 日(ひ) 々 hibi every day 生(せい) 年(ねん) 月(がっ) 日(ぴ) seinengappi date of birth 夕(ゆう) 日(ひ) yuuhi setting sun 日(ひ) 立(たち) hitachi Hitachi 日(ひ) ごろ higoro normally 月(つき) 日(ひ) tsukihi time 年(ねん) 月(がっ) 日(ぴ) nengappi date

にち nichi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

土(ど) 日(にち) donichi weekend 中(ちゅう) 日(にち) chuunichi China and Japan 一(いち) 日(にち) 中(じゅう) ichinichijuu all day long 毎(まい) 日(にち) mainichi every day 日(にち) 間(かん) nichikan number of days 日(にち) 時(じ) nichiji date and time 日(にち) 記(き) nikki diary 日(にち) 曜(よう) nichiyou Sunday

しつ・じつ shitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

本(ほん) 日(じつ) honjitsu today 休(きゅう) 日(じつ) kyuujitsu holiday 先(せん) 日(じつ) senjitsu the other day 日(じつ) 月(げつ) jitsugetsu sun and moon 当(とう) 日(じつ) toujitsu the day 前(ぜん) 日(じつ) zenjitsu previous day 後(ご) 日(じつ) gojitsu later day 同(どう) 日(じつ) doujitsu the same day

に ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

日(に) 本(ほん) nihon Japan 日(に) 本(ほん) 人(じん) nihonjin Japanese person 日(に) 本(ほん) 一(いち) nihonichi best in Japan 日(に) 本(ほん) テレビ nihonterebi Nippon Television 日(に) 本(ほん) 円(えん) nihonen Japanese yen 日(に) 本(ほん) 語(ご) nihongo Japanese language 日(に) 本(ほん) 国(こく) nihonkoku Japan (formal) 日(に) 本(ほん) 海(かい) nihonkai Sea of Japan

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

正日(じょんいる) joniru Jong-il 一日(ついたち) tsuitachi first of the month 二日(ふつか) futsuka second day of the month 三日(みっか) mikka third day of the month 四日(よっか) yokka fourth day of the month 五日(いつか) itsuka fifth day of the month 六日(むいか) muika sixth day of the month 七日(なのか) nanoka seventh day of the month

にっ ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

日(にっ) 中(ちゅう) nicchuu daytime 日(にっ) テレ nittere Nippon Television (NTV) 日(にっ) 数(すう) nissuu number of days 日(にっ) 光(こう) nikkou sunlight 日(にっ) 産(さん) nissan Nissan 日(にっ) 経(けい) nikkei Nikkei (newspaper/index) 日(にっ) 程(てい) nittei schedule 日(にっ) 刊(かん) nikkan daily publication

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はやい早 early しろい白 white おと音 sound とき時 time あいだ間 interval ひがし東 east ば場 place あかるい明 bright かく書 write あさ朝 morning

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日 — sun, day

Meanings

word

ひ・び・ぴ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

にち nichi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しつ・じつ shitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

に ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

にっ ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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日 — sun, day

Meanings

word

ひ ・び・ぴ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

にち nichi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

しつ ・じつ shitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

に ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

にっ ni Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (62)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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ひ・び・ぴ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しつ・じつ shitsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).