(はつか)

はつか
noun
twenty days, twentieth day
1. twenty days
A period of twenty days.
二十日(はつか)かかった。
It took twenty days.
二十日(はつか)ぐらいかかる。
It takes about twenty days.
二十日(はつか)(かん)(やす)みを()った。
I took twenty days off.
工事(こうじ)二十日(はつか)()わる予定(よてい)です。
The construction is scheduled to be completed in twenty days.
(くすり)二十日(はつか)(ぶん)もらったので、来月(らいげつ)まで()りるはずだ。
I received twenty days' worth of medicine, so it should last until next month.
2. twentieth day of the month
The twentieth day of any month.
一月(いちがつ)二十日(はつか)
January 20th.
二十日(はつか)(とど)きます。
It will arrive on the 20th.
二十日(はつか)までにお(とど)けします。
We will deliver it by the 20th.
来月(らいげつ)二十日(はつか)会議(かいぎ)がある。
There is a meeting on the 20th of next month.
二十日(はつか)祝日(しゅくじつ)なので、学校(がっこう)会社(かいしゃ)(やす)みです。
The 20th is a holiday, so both school and work are off.

二十日(はつか) is a special reading.

SPECIAL DAY READINGS:

  • 一日(ついたち) (1st)
  • 十日(とおか) (10th)
  • 二十日(はつか) (20th)
  • 二十四日(にじゅうよっか) (24th - regular + special)

NOTE: After 10, most days use regular Sino-Japanese numbers + (にち), but 14th, 20th, and 24th have special readings.