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► 成句
  [(1)ひ]  [或日]    meaning:  one day  rank: 2
☆ ある日駅でにばったり出会った ⇨ One day I ran into him at the station

  [(1)ひ]  [或日のこと]    meaning:  one day  rank: 2
☆ ある日のこと、いていると… ⇨ One day I was walking on the street then …

► 名詞
  [ひ]    meaning:  day  rank: 1
☆ 五十のこの日に戦争わった ⇨ The war ended on this day 50 years ago
☆ 日が随分短くなった ⇨ The days have gotten much shorter
☆ 都合いのはどの日ですか? ⇨ Which day is convenient for you?

  [ひ]  [liter]    meaning:  sun  rank: 1
☆ 日がやっとてきた ⇨ The sun has finally come out
☆ 日のかい ⇨ The sunlight is warm

► 接尾辞
  [にち]    meaning:  day  rank: 1
☆ 五は何日ですか? ⇨ How many days are there in five years?
☆ 修理には何日くらいかりますか? (なんにち) ⇨ About how many days will it take for the repair?


More examples:
  • 今日はかった ⇨ There were so many people out there in the town today
  • 日本には外国侵略してきた心構えがあるどいない ⇨ There are few people in Japan who are mentally prepared for an invasion by a foreign country
  • 免許の失効日 ⇨ The expiration date of a license
  • この地域では犯罪は日常茶飯事だ ⇨ Crimes are daily occurrences in this area
  • 私達は明日出発するにした ⇨ We decided to leave tomorrow
  • 会員費毎月一日に徴集される ⇨ The membership fee will be collected on the first day of each month
  • 今日は三日だ ⇨ We have a crescent moon today
  • 今晩通夜をして明日御葬式をする ⇨ We will do a vigil tonight and a funeral tomorrow
  • 休日にくと邪魔らなくて仕事がはかどる ⇨ When I work during weekends there’s no interruption and the work progresses well, I can get a lot done
  • さっき日本酒をちょびっと飲んだ ⇨ I had just a little bit of sake a while ago
  • 日本は石油輸入頼っている ⇨ Japan depends on oil import
  • これで三日連続徹夜だ ⇨ This is the third all-nighter in a row
  • 日本の教育実社会立つことをえない ⇨ The Japanese educational system doesn’t teach anything that really works in the real world
  • 日本はスコットランドアイルランド連破した ⇨ Japan beat Scotland and Ireland in a row
  • 今日はえている ⇨ Today I feel my brain is sharp