日(ひ)めくり

日(ひ)めくり is a daily tear-off calendar where one page is removed each day. Short for 日(ひ)めくりカレンダー.

Forms

日(ひ) (day) + めくる (to turn over, tear off)

Common collocations

• 日(ひ)めくりをめくる: to tear off a page of the daily calendar
• 日(ひ)めくりカレンダー: daily tear-off calendar (full form)
• 日(ひ)めくりをかける: to hang a daily calendar

Popular types

• 名言(めいげん)日(ひ)めくり: daily famous quotes
• 四字熟語(よじじゅくご)日(ひ)めくり: daily four-character idioms
• 暦(こよみ)日(ひ)めくり: traditional calendar with seasonal information
• 俳句(はいく)日(ひ)めくり: daily haiku

Cultural note

Still common in Japanese homes, offices, and temples, especially among older generations. Tearing off the page each morning is a small daily ritual that marks the passage of time.