日（ひ・にち）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: day
Example sentences
- 三日間、家族で旅行した。 — My family traveled together for three days.
- 日曜日はゆっくり休む日だ。 — Sunday is a day to relax and rest.
Idioms & proverbs containing “日”
- 縁と月日 (えんとつきひ) — don't try to force good things to happen
- 日々是好日 (にちにちこれこうじつ) — every day is a good day; enjoy every day
- 明日は我が身 (あすはわがみ) — what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
- 日暮れて道遠し (ひくれてみちとおし) — the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off
- 思い立ったが吉日 (おもいたったがきちじつ) — the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
- 去る者日々に疎し (さるものひびにうとし) — with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind
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