日日

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See also: 日々

Chinese[edit]

 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(日日)

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Adverb[edit]

日日

  1. (literary, formal or dialectal) daily; every day; day by day

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of (hi, sun; day). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This is generally the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

()() (hibi

  1. day by day
    ()()(あつ)くなるね。
    Hibi atsuku naru ne.
    It's getting hotter day by day, isn't it.
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Noun[edit]

()() (hibi

  1. every day, daily
    ()()()(はん)
    hibi no gohan
    one's daily meals
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Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
にち
Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of (nichi, sun; day), using the on'yomi pronunciation.

This is a less-common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

(にち)(にち) (nichinichi

  1. day by day
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Noun[edit]

(にち)(にち) (nichinichi

  1. every day, daily
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Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
日々

Compound of (hi, sun; day, using the native Japanese reading) +‎ (nichi, sun; day, using the Chinese-derived reading).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(にち) (hinichi

  1. a specific date
    ()(にち)()める
    hinichi o kimeru
    to set a date
  2. days
    骨折(こっせつ)(なお)るまでどのくらい()(にち)()かったの?
    Kossetsu ga naoru made dono kurai hinichi ga kakatta no?
    How many days did it take for your broken bone to heal?
Usage notes[edit]

Often spelled 日にち to avoid ambiguity.

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN