► 名詞
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:
- 三十年くらい前までは日本は週休一日制だった ⇨ Japan had one-day weekend until about 30 years ago
- 彼等は一日中議論したが何の合意にも達しなかった ⇨ They discussed, argued, all day long but didn’t reach any agreement
- 一日中体を動かさずにいるのは不健康だ ⇨ It is unhealthy not to move your body, be inactive, all day
- この工場は一日に百台の車を生産する ⇨ This factory produces 100 cars per day
- 一日中歩いて足が棒になった ⇨ I walked all day and my legs have become sticks, dead tired
- 彼女は一日中嘔吐を繰り返した ⇨ She kept vomiting all day long
- この法律は六月一日付で施行される ⇨ This law will be implemented on June 1
- 一日に三回点眼して下さい ⇨ Apply this medication to your eyes three times a day
- 彼は一日数回礼拝する ⇨ He prays to God several times a day
- 一日中働いた後やっと食事にありついた ⇨ I finally got something to eat after working all day long
- 猛暑の中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
- 一日も早く御回復されるよう御祈り申し上げます ⇨ I pray that you will recover as soon as possible
- 一日中歩いてもうくたくただ ⇨ I am exhausted after walking all day
- 私は一日に三度歯を磨く ⇨ I brush my teeth three times a day
- 彼女は一日中ベラベラ喋っている ⇨ She blah-blahs all day long