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日
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Definitions
- 1. sun
- 2. day
- 3. date, day of the month
Example Sentences
1 shown週 日 見！
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Words Containing 日
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
Germanic language
a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
Bruges (Dutch Brugge), medieval town in Belgium
birthday card
expiry date (of document)
day shift
sun room
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
increasing by the day
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
Xinhua Daily newspaper
World Journal, US newspaper
NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company
Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet
sunset
birthday
Daily Express (newspaper)
the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)
Geneva, Switzerland
former days
(attributive) of Japanese origin
eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)
(vulgar) derogatory name (in which 日[rì] means 肏[cào]) for the \People's Daily\ 人民日報|人民日报[rén mín rì bào]
Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app
workday
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
day by day
date of birth
Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong
All Nippon Airways (ANA)
first day of the lunar month
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
Darlag or Dari county (Tibetan: dar lag rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai
date stamp
the sun and moon shine once more
Niger (African state)
day before yesterday
day-by-day
race of several days
Emperor of Japan
every day sees new developments (idiom)
sunburn
(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
birthday card
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
Japanophile (refers to teenage craze for everything Japanese, originally mainly in Taiwan)
average annual sunshine
national holiday
public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
all day long
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
diary
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
Liberation Day
Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc)
sunrise
hard times
a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)
Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[zhèng hé] in 1405 AD
(botany) zinnia
Japanese encephalitis
on day duty
Nikkei 225 stock market index
total eclipse of the sun
Tingri town and county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, central Tibet
Nissan, Japanese car make
date
Wall Street Journal
Bank of Japan
A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[huáng zūn xiàn], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Sunday
day
Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
more critical with every passing day
Daily Telegraph (newspaper)
gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
half-day (or double-shift) school
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)
(finance) trading day
diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
first day cover (philately)
Anzac Day
tomorrow
Sunday
solstice
all day long
Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong newspaper
Maubeuge (French city)
see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū]
(idiom) up to the present
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries
Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana
Regina (name)
of Japanese descent
full-time (schooling, work etc)
routine
Germanic
Liege, town in Belgium
sunbathing
end of the world
(increasing) day by day
(dialect) strange
more flourishing by the day
an annular eclipse of the sun
Japanese goods
Special Region of Yogyakarta, region of Java, Indonesia
lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
to last for an eternity (idiom)
Tingri county, Tibetan: Ding ri rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Happy birthday
sun over sea
anniversary of a death
Japan-China
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
day-to-day; daily; everyday
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]
in constant progress
daily expenses
halo
Workers' Daily, Chinese newspaper founded in 1949
setting sun
national day
simple life
Memorial Day (American holiday)
thirteenth day of a month
the other day
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
Sino-Japanese relations
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
diary (book)
Hebei Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
(derog.) Japanese person
schedule
no time to spare (idiom)
Mainichi Shimbun, a Japanese daily newspaper
Japanese person or people
international date line
to be getting worse by the day
this or that very day
wedding anniversary
China, Japan and Korea
every day
Japanophile
Liberation Daily, www.jfdaily.com
Diary of a Madman by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
Japanese army
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
daily (publication)
to idle
time
sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds
Japanese person; the Japanese
to pick an auspicious day
imminent
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
Daily Mirror (newspaper)
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
Sangri county, Tibetan: Zangs ri rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[shān nán dì qū], Tibet
the sun's corona
to celebrate a birthday
Hitachi, Ltd.
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Nikkei Shimbun, Japanese equivalent of Financial Times
heliocentric theory
public holiday
the Sun God
lit. fucked or spawned by a dog
see 隔天[gé tiān]
(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
limit on daily price variation
Ash Wednesday
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
corona
time is limited (idiom)
Japanese style
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
to increase steadily
China Daily (an English language newspaper)
to live one's life
sun (dialect)
(idiom) to be exposed to the elements
Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[dá zī xiàn], Lhasa, Tibet
within the next few days
anti-Japan
daylight saving time
the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
Sichuan Daily
Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)
the era of Japanese occupation
on that day
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet
part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon
Japan and Korea (esp. North Korea)
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
holiday
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
the sun and moon
all day long
to resist Japan (esp. during WW2)
zero-day (attack, vulnerability etc) (computing)
the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries
Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter)
sunset
Nikkei 225 stock market index
this day and age (dialect)
Korea and Japan
(formal) this day
Japanology
Yokkaichi, city in Mie Prefecture, Japan
ordinary day
to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)
(literary) all day long
Sea of Japan
daytime show
Shigatse or Xigaze, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse, city and prefecture in central Tibet, Chinese Rikaze
the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变
(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone)
in a few days
day and night
yesterday
Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty
rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
sunlight
day after day
to have three meals a day
memorial day
usually
Armistice Day
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
day of commemoration
daily
daily schedule
Japanese devil (common term of abuse in wartime China and in subsequent writing)
daytime
lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
summertime
Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)
sometime
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
Japan Airlines (JAL)
World Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical constant π on March 14 each year
No flower can bloom for a hundred days.
to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
daily wage
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)
China-Japan
the day after tomorrow
Oriental Daily News
Sin Chew Daily, Malaysian newspaper
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
Yakuza (Japanese mafia)
when?
(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)
sun
to fix a date (for an event)
lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)
Lagrange (name)
in broad daylight
public holiday
(literary) ten days
Guangzhou Daily
Save the Nation anti-Japanese organization
holiday
to accumulate over a long period of time
to increase daily
(bird species of China) Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
Daily Mail (newspaper)
Japanese (language)
today
the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan
familiarity breeds fondness (idiom)
partial eclipse of the sun
Anglo-Japanese allied army (intervention during Russian revolution and civil war 1917-1922)
Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018
Sabbath
every day and every hour
all day
gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)
Japanese news media
daily active users (of a website, service etc)
Hibiya Park in central Tokyo
the rising sun
two-day weekend
Japanese sword
(bird species of China) Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)
Rizhao, prefecture-level city in Shandong
fluorescent light
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
today
(bird species of China) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
leptospirosis
the Lord's Day
disposable chopsticks
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
the full moon
Niger River of West Africa
see 歷久彌新|历久弥新[lì jiǔ mí xīn]
average annual sunshine
weekday
Yogyakarta, city of Java, Indonesia, and capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta 日惹特區|日惹特区[rì rě tè qū]
the years have slipped by
day and night
Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武|顾炎武
daily newspaper
the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)
to pass one's days
day after day
due date; expiry date; maturity date
Japanese language
student on duty
that very day
blog
lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
the full light of day (idiom)
sunbed
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
solar day
National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節|植树节[zhí shù jié]
Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter)
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
same day
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
eschatology
(policy etc) towards Japan
Julian day (astronomy)
Japan Airlines (JAL)
Japan-US
Ear Care Day (March 3)
Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history
to set a date
to be unable to carry on even for a single day
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
Han dynasty province in Vietnam
propitious day
to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)
sun, moon and the five visible planets
Chosun Ilbo, a South Korean newspaper
daytime
after a long time (idiom)
another day
on a single day
soon; at an early date
future days
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
deadline; cut-off date
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
becoming more prosperous with each passing day
next day
Japan
Sunday School
one day
(in such circumstances) there will be no peace
solar eclipse
next day
Japanese rice wine
oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called 青蝦|青虾[qīng xiā]
Central Daily News
to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
US-Japan
journal
Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Kyōdō, Japanese news agency
to reach day after day for
bright sun
in the past few days
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
agenda
to recover health quickly; Get well soon!
former times
payday
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Shigatse or Xigaze prefecture in central Tibet, Tibetan: Gzhis ka rtse sa khul, Chinese Rikaze
daily (law)
to see the light again (idiom); delivered from oppression
Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan
to do a good deed every day
Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1966-1982
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
Memorial Day (American holiday)
under the circumstances
Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) Great Leader of North Korea
Good Friday
former days; the past
Darlag or Dari county (Tibetan: dar lag rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai
Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), French mathematician
sunset, the end of the road (idiom); in terminal decline
see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cào nǐ mā]
articles for daily use
protracted (idiom)
lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
national decline
payday
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
sundial
Judgment Day (in Christian eschatology)
Japan and Korea
whooping cough
Beijing Daily (newspaper), www.bjd.com.cn
Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice
Nikkei 225 stock market index
ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
sundown
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
the period of Japanese rule
Wuri, a district of Taichung, Taiwan
sundial
(in) the past few days
at ordinary times
People's Daily (PRC newspaper)
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Voronezh, city in the southwest of European Russia
third day of the lunar year (inauspicious for visits because arguments happen easily on that day)
Sabbath
to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day
day that is named but not numbered (on ethnic calendar)
Sunday
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things
Nigeria
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
to travel day and night
China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
(linguistics) to rhotacize
sunlight
calendar
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
zero-day vulnerability (computing)
auspicious day
date of issue (of document)