Meanings
Noun
1. day; days
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
3. (the) day; daytime; daylight
4. date; deadline
5. (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood)
6. case (esp. unfortunate); event
as 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.
Kanji used
sun
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (187 in total)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
that day; the very same day
one day; (on) a certain day
normally; habitually
evening sun; setting sun
date; dating
morning sun
to set (sun); to become dark
spring day; spring sunlight
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
a number of days
shade; shadow
normally; habitually
one of these days; someday; one day
fixed date; appointed day
the number of days; date
it hasn't been long since
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
changing every day
the coming days
next day; following day
another day; some other day
younger days; youth
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
sunlight; rays of the Sun
one day; (on) a certain day
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
day of spring; spring sun
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
day by day; every day; by the day
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
next day; following day
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
autumn day; autumn sun
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
sunshade; blind
sunshade; blind
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
shade; shadow; sunshine
shade; shadow
to shine (of the Sun)
the coming days
date; dating
day by day; every day; by the day
one of these days; someday; one day
sunny place; in the sun
it hasn't been long since
exposure to the sun; sunny place
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
every day; daily
postponement; adjournment
Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
till we meet again
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
garbage day; rubbish collection day
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
to shine (of the Sun)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
setting sun; evening sun
increasing daily; increasing day by day; foodstuffs left out for many days
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
daily; day by day
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
to expose to the sun
every day; daily
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
daytime; position of the Sun
day and night; turning night into day
tanning salon
one day; (on) a certain day
fixed date; appointed day
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
long day (esp. of spring)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
Autumnal Equinox Day (national holiday; September 22, 23 or 24)
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
one of these days; someday; one day
high noon
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
New Year's Day sunrise
that day; the very same day
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
day of the Boar
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
setting sun; evening sun
another day; the next day
till we meet again
solar halo
long day (esp. of spring)
daily installment; daily instalment
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
the other day; a few days ago
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
day of the Horse
daytime; position of the Sun
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
day of the Dragon
before long; in a few days
garbage day; rubbish collection day
Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
dry weather; drought
day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year); (arch.) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots; (arch.) pine shoot pulled out by the roots
the number of days; date
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
by the day; daily
to put a time-limit on
cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one
daily interest; daily rate
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
another day; the next day
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
World Hearing Day (March 3)
daytime; noon; broad daylight
one of these days; someday; one day
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
changing every day
by the day; daily
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow
the Sabbath; the Lord's Day
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to fabricate (stories); to make up
day of the Rooster; day of the Cock
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Sports Day
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
Hifumi (script)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72)
by the day; daily
hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)
at all times; at any time; in rain or shine; reliably
first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall
International Nurses Day (May 12)
kanji "bird of the zodiac" radical (radical 164)
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Japanese shrew mole (Urotrichus talpoides)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
with each new day; day by day; by the day
day of the Monkey
day of the Sheep
day of the Snake
day of the Hare
day of the Dog
day of the Tiger
Hino Station (Tokyo)
Examples (200 in total)
It was a hard day.
It's a beautiful day.
It was a terrible day.