Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Kunyomi: -び -か

Onyomi: ニチ ジツ

Radical

Radical:

Reading:

Meaning: sun, day

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(いちにち)   1 day

数(にっすう)   a number of days

(ほんじつ)   today

(あさひ)   morning sun

(ふつか)   2nd of the month, 2 days

*一(ついたち)   1st of the month

*今(きょう)   today

*明(あした)   tomorrow

*昨(きのう)   yesterday

*明後(あさって)   day after tomorrow

*一昨(おととい)   day before yesterday

*本語(にほんご)   Japanese language

Onyomi Examples

ニチ Sunday, day (of the month), counter for days, Japan

ニチジ date and time

コウニチ resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)

ザイニチ resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, Korean national who has lived in Japan since before the end of WWII (or is a descendant of such a person)

ジツゲツ sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday

ジツガイ at one time, some time ago, once

リョウジツ both days, two days

三十 ミソカ last day of the month

Kunyomi Examples

day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event

ひかげ shade, shadow, sunshine

在りし ありしひ past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime

あくる あくるひ next day, following day