JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 日: "day, sun, Japan"
The kanji 日 means "day, sun, Japan, counter for days". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ニチ, ジツ in on'yomi and ひ, -び, -か in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ニチジツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひ-び-か
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | day, sun, Japan, counter for days |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 1 of 2,501 |
Common words with 日
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 今日today; this day · these days; recently; nowadays
- 日day; days · sun; sunshine; sunlight
- 毎日every day; daily
- 明日tomorrow · near future
- 昨日yesterday
- 日本Japan
- 一日one day · all day (long); the whole day; from morning till night
- その日ce jour-là, le jour même
- 日々daily; everyday · days (e.g. of one's youth)
- 先日the other day; a few days ago
- 数日quelques jours
- 翌日next day
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