毎日(まいにち)

毎日(まいにち) means "every day" — it can function as a noun or an adverb.

Common patterns

As an adverb it takes no particle, and typically comes at the beginning of the sentence or just before the verb:

• 毎日(まいにち)勉強(べんきょう)する (study every day)

まい- SERIES (the prefix meaning "every, each"):

• 毎日(まいにち): every day
• 毎朝(まいあさ): every morning
• 毎晩(まいばん): every night
• 毎週(まいしゅう): every week
• 毎月(まいつき): every month
• 毎年(まいとし): every year

Similar words

• 日々(ひび): day by day, daily (more literary)
• 毎日(まいにち)のように: almost every day — softer than 毎日(まいにち) on its own, used when something happens nearly, but not literally, every day