日(ひ)

ひ
noun
day, sun, sunlight
time-generalnature
See also: 火(ひ) (fire)
1. day
A 24-hour period.
いい日(ひ)ですね。
It's a nice day, isn't it?
今日(きょう)は忙(いそが)しい日(ひ)だ。
Today is a busy day.
雨(あめ)の日(ひ)は家(いえ)で本(ほん)を読(よ)むのが好(す)きだ。
On rainy days, I like to read books at home.
日(ひ)によって体(からだ)の調子(ちょうし)が違(ちが)うので、無理(むり)をしないようにしている。
My physical condition varies from day to day, so I try not to push myself.
あの日(ひ)のことは一生(いっしょう)忘(わす)れられない特別(とくべつ)な思(おも)い出(で)で、今(いま)でも時々(ときどき)懐(なつ)かしく思(おも)い出(だ)す。
That day is a special memory I'll never forget, and even now I sometimes fondly look back on it.
2. sun, sunlight
Light from the sun.
日(ひ)が沈(しず)む。
The sun sets.
日(ひ)が昇(のぼ)ってきた。
The sun is rising.
日(ひ)が強(つよ)いので帽子(ぼうし)をかぶった。
The sun was strong, so I put on a hat.
洗濯物(せんたくもの)を日(ひ)に干(ほ)したら、あっという間(ま)に乾(かわ)いた。
When I hung the laundry in the sun, it dried in no time.
夏(なつ)は日(ひ)が長(なが)くて夕方(ゆうがた)まで明(あか)るいので、子(こ)どもたちは遅(おそ)くまで外(そと)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
In summer the days are long and it stays light until evening, so the children play outside until late.

The native word ひ covers both "day" and "sun". The kanji 日(ひ) has other readings in compounds and dates, which learners meet constantly.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:57 · Revised 2026.9.29 17:34
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