日日

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See also: 日々

Chinese

day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(日日)

Pronunciation


Adverb

日日

  1. (literary, formal or dialectal) daily; every day; day by day

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of (hi, sun; day). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This is generally the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

Adverb

()() (hibi

  1. day by day
    ()()(あつ)くなるね。
    Hibi atsuku naru ne.
    It's getting hotter day by day, isn't it.
Synonyms

Noun

()() (hibi

  1. every day, daily
    ()()()(はん)
    hibi no gohan
    one's daily meals
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にち
Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of (nichi, sun; day), using the on'yomi pronunciation.

This is a less-common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

Adverb

(にち)(にち) (nichinichi

  1. day by day
Synonyms

Noun

(にち)(にち) (nichinichi

  1. every day, daily
Idioms
Derived terms
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
日々
日にち

Compound of (hi, sun; day, using the native Japanese reading) +‎ (nichi, sun; day, using the Chinese-derived reading).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(にち) (hinichi

  1. a specific date
    ()(にち)()める
    hinichi o kimeru
    to set a date
  2. days
    骨折(こっせつ)(なお)るまでどのくらい()(にち)()かったの?
    Kossetsu ga naoru made dono kurai hinichi ga kakatta no?
    How many days did it take for your broken bone to heal?
Usage notes

Often spelled 日にち to avoid ambiguity.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN