日(ひ)にち

ひにち

noun

date; day (of a scheduled event); number of days

time-general

1. date; day (of a scheduled event)

The day fixed for something, or the day something happened; common when arranging schedules.

会議(かいぎ)の日(ひ)にちを決(き)めよう。

Let's decide on the date for the meeting.

日(ひ)にちは後(あと)で連絡(れんらく)します。

I'll let you know the date later.

日(ひ)にちが合(あ)わなくて参加(さんか)できなかった。

The date didn't work for me, so I couldn't participate.

2. number of days; days (as time taken)

A stretch of days, as in how many days something takes or how many have passed.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの準備(じゅんび)には日(ひ)にちがかかる。

Getting ready for a move takes days.

あれから日(ひ)にちが経(た)って、記憶(きおく)もあいまいになった。

Days have passed since then, and my memory of it has grown vague.

日(ひ)にち is the everyday word for the day on which something is arranged to happen; it is heard constantly when people set up meetings, appointments and events.

Common patterns

日(ひ)にちを決(き)める: to decide on a date
日(ひ)にちが合(あ)う: the date works/matches
日(ひ)にちを変更(へんこう)する: to change the date
日(ひ)にち未定(みてい): date undecided (TBD)
日(ひ)にちがかかる: to take days (sense 2)
日(ひ)にちが経(た)つ: days pass (sense 2)

Similar words

日付(ひづけ): date (as on a document or calendar)
日程(にってい): schedule, itinerary
日取(ひど)り: the date chosen for an event (more formal)
日数(にっすう): number of days (the counting word for sense 2)

Writing

日(ひ)にち is written with one kanji and kana. Some dictionaries also list 日日(ひにち), but that spelling is rare; the two kanji 日日 are usually read にちにち or ひび (day after day).

Related Words

Compare: 日付(ひづけ) (date)

Compare: 日程(にってい) (schedule, itinerary)

Compare: 日取(ひど)り (the date chosen for an event)

Compare: 日数(にっすう) (number of days)

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Added 2026.1.29 20:11 · Revised 2026.10.8 17:10

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