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一日  [いちにち]    meaning:  day  rank: 1
☆ この仕事を一日でやるのは無理だ ⇨ It is impossible to get this work done in one day  (☛ One day. Often pronounced いちんち in conversation)

一日  [ついたち]    meaning:  one  rank: 1
☆ 一月一日 ⇨ January first  (☛ The first day of a month only. The first day of an even is “初日” and “One day” is “いちにち”)


More examples:
  • 一日中ドタバタするばかりで仕事にならなかった ⇨ I was just busy for no good reason and didn’t really get anything done
  • 一日中街歩き回った ⇨ I walked around the town all day long
  • 一日二歯磨きを習慣付けることが大切 (しゅうかんづける) ⇨ It is important to make a habit of brushing teeth twice a day
  • この法律は六月一日付施行される ⇨ This law will be implemented on June 1
  • 今日一日客先回った ⇨ I made the rounds of customers all day today
  • 彼女は一日中嘔吐繰り返した ⇨ She kept vomiting all day long
  • 猛暑で一日中働いてメロメロになった ⇨ I worked all day under intense heat and got exhausted
  • 彼等炎天下で一日中働いた ⇨ They worked all day under scorching heat
  • 一日に三食後服用してさい ⇨ Please take (these medications) three times a day after a meal
  • 一日中立ちっしでれた ⇨ I’ve been standing all day and my legs are tired
  • は一日中酒飲んでいる ⇨ He is drinking all day
  • 気温は一日中氷点にあった ⇨ The temperature was above the freezing point all day
  • 一日中走回ってもうぐったりだ ⇨ I’ve been running around all day and am exhausted
  • 山田家の一日 ⇨ A typical day of Yamada family, household
  • は一日数回礼拝する ⇨ He prays to God several times a day