This kanji means day or sun and is the first kanji in , the land of the rising sun.

on readings:
  • nichi
  • jitsu
kun readings:
  • hi
  • ka
days of the week:
getsuyoubi Monday
kayoubi Tuesday
suiyoubi Wednesday
mokuyoubi Thursday
kinyoubi Friday
doyoubi Saturday
nichiyoubi Sunday

days of the month:
tsuitachi 1st day (of the month)
futsuka 2nd day (of the month)
mikka 3rd day (of the month)
yokka 4th day (of the month)
itsuka 5th day (of the month)
muika 6th day (of the month)
nanoka 7th day (of the month)
youka 8th day (of the month)
kokonoka 9th day (of the month)
tooka 10th day (of the month)
hatsuka 20th day (of the month)

other examples:
han-Nichi anti-Japanese
higasa parasol
Hi No Maru Rising Sun Flag
ichinichijū all day ong
ichinichioki every other day
kinou yesterday
kyou today
maitsuki dai-ni doyōbi second Saturday of every month
nannichikan how many days
nanyoubi what day
Nihon Japan
Nihonbashi Nihonbashi area of Tokyo
Nihon-fu Japanese-style
Nihonjū all over Japan
nihongo Japanese
Nihon-maru the ship Nihon
Nihonshi Japanese paper
Nihon shi Japanese history
nikki diary
nikkōyoku sunbathing
Nipponjū all over Japan
nitchū during the daytime
Nit-Chū Sino-Japanese
nittei schedule for the day
ototoi the day before yesterday
shin-Nichi pro-Japanese
shūjitsu all day long
sokujitsu one the same day
tanjoubi birthday

links:
Shinnichi blog
Wiktionary
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Last Alteration Performed: 27 October 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.