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N5Kanji
日
day; sun. Day-of-month readings are ALL irregular (1st-10th). Memorize as a set.
Readings
- On
- ニチ・ジツ
- Kun
- ひ・か
Examples
日曜日(にちようび)、今日(きょう)、三日(みっか)
Sunday, today, the 3rd (day)
Note
Day-of-month readings are ALL irregular (1st–10th): 一日=tsuitachi, 二日=futsuka, etc. Memorize them as a set.
Questions that use this word
N5 3 · N4 1 · N3 2 · N2 2From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N2N2
「天気予報___、明日は雨らしい。」の___に入ることばはどれですか?
Answer: によると
- N5N5 語彙
「月曜日」の読み方はどれですか?
Answer: げつようび
- N5N5 語彙
「毎日」の読み方はどれですか?
Answer: まいにち
- N5N5 語彙
「毎日日本語___勉強します。」の___に入ることばはどれですか?
Answer: を
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More N5 entries
- 冬日winter day (below 0°C)
- 昨日yesterday
- 初日opening day
- 今日today
- 祝日national holiday
- 母mother. Same pattern: 母 (haha) = MY mother. お母さん (okaasan) = someone else's mother.
- 目eye; ordinal suffix (~th). 目 (me) = eye. As suffix: 一つ目 = the first one, 二人目 = the second person. 目的 (mokuteki) = purpose.
- 山mountain. Looks like mountain peaks. 富士山 (Fujisan) = Mt. Fuji. Very common in surnames: 山田, 山本.