► 副詞
日夜 [(1)にちや] [liter] meaning: day rank: 3
☆ 彼女は日夜ピアノの練習に励んでいる ⇨ She is practicing on the piano hard day and night (☛ Literally means “day and night”)
朝晩 [(1)あさばん] meaning: day rank: 4
☆ うちの子供は朝晩ゲームをしている ⇨ My kid is playing games from morning to night, all day (☛ All day)
► 成句
朝 [(1)あさ] [朝から晩まで] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 彼は朝から晩までゲームをしている ⇨ He’s playing games from morning to evening, all day long (☛ All day)
► 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)
一日中 [いちにちじゅう] meaning: day rank: 1
☆ 彼は一日中仕事をしている ⇨ He is working all day (☛ All day. Often pronounced いちんちじゅう in conversation)
何日 [(1)なんにち] meaning: day rank: 1
☆ 何日かは覚えていない ⇨ I don’t remember what day it was
☆ 何日待っても返事が無い ⇨ There is no response no matter how many days I wait
☆ 何日掛かるか分からない ⇨ I don’t know how many days it will take
日 [ひ] meaning: day rank: 1
☆ 五十年前のこの日に戦争が終わった ⇨ The war ended on this day 50 years ago
☆ 日が随分短くなった ⇨ The days have gotten much shorter
☆ 都合が良いのはどの日ですか？ ⇨ Which day is convenient for you?
曜日 [ようび] meaning: day rank: 1
☆ 今日は何曜日？ ⇨ What day is today? (☛ Days of a week)
☆ 曜日は何時でもいい？ ⇨ Does it matter which day of the week? (☛ Days of a week)
明くる日 [あくるひ] [liter] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 明くる日またそこに行ってみた ⇨ I went there again the next day (☛ The next day)
当日 [とうじつ] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 試験の当日に病気になった ⇨ I got sick on the day of the exam (☛ The day of some event)
半日 [はんにち] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 準備に半日掛かった ⇨ The preparation took a half day (☛ A half day)
翌日 [よくじつ] [liter] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 試合は翌日に延期された ⇨ The game was postponed to the next day (☛ The next day)
終日 [しゅうじつ] [liter] meaning: day rank: 3
☆ 終日仕事に追われた ⇨ I was busy with work all day (☛ All day)
日数 [(3)にっすう] meaning: day rank: 3
☆ 修理にどれくらいの日数がかかるか未だわからない ⇨ We still don’t know how many days it takes for the repair (☛ A number of days)
日々 [(1)ひび] [liter] meaning: day rank: 3
☆ 試練の日々が続いている ⇨ Challenging days are continuing
幾日 [(1)いくにち] meaning: day rank: 4
☆ 幾日経っても変化は無い ⇨ There is no change no matter how many days pass
一朝一夕 [いっちょういっせき] meaning: day rank: 4
☆ 文化を変えるのは一朝一夕には出来ない ⇨ You cannot change culture in a day, quickly (☛ Literally means “one morning one evening”)
日増し [ひまし] meaning: day rank: 4
☆ 子犬は日増しに成長している ⇨ The puppy is growing every day (☛ Increase daily)
► 接尾辞
日 [にち] meaning: day rank: 1
☆ 五年は何日ですか？ ⇨ How many days are there in five years?
☆ 修理には何日くらい掛かりますか？ (なんにち) ⇨ About how many days will it take for the repair?