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日 (nichi) — counting days and dates
Days of the month, and durations in days. The first ten are almost entirely irregular — they use the native numbers.
How to count with 日, 1 to 10
| # | Reading | Romaji | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ついたち | tsuitachi | — |
| 2 | ふつか | futsuka | — |
| 3 | みっか | mikka | — |
| 4 | よっか | yokka | — |
| 5 | いつか | itsuka | — |
| 6 | むいか | muika | — |
| 7 | なのか | nanoka | — |
| 8 | ようか | youka | — |
| 9 | ここのか | kokonoka | — |
| 10 | とおか | tooka | — |
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Watch out
一日 is ついたち as a date (the 1st) but いちにち as a duration (one day). From 11 on it is regular じゅういちにち, except 14日 じゅうよっか, 20日 はつか and 24日 にじゅうよっか.
In a sentence
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三日かかりました | みっかかかりました mikkakakarimashita | It took three days. |
| 二十日に会いましょう | はつかにあいましょう hatsukaniaimashou | Let's meet on the 20th. |
The kanji
Other counters
- つ (tsu) — the all-purpose counter
- 人 (nin) — people
- 本 (hon) — long, thin things
- 枚 (mai) — flat, thin things
- 個 (ko) — small, roundish objects
- 匹 (hiki) — small animals
- 頭 (tou) — large animals
- 冊 (satsu) — books and bound volumes
- 台 (dai) — machines and vehicles
- 杯 (hai) — cupfuls and glassfuls
- 階 (kai) — floors of a building
- 回 (kai) — times / occurrences
- 歳 (sai) — age in years
- 軒 (ken) — houses and shops
- 足 (soku) — pairs of footwear
- 着 (chaku) — suits and outfits
- 通 (tsuu) — letters and documents
- 名 (mei) — people (formal)
- 番 (ban) — order and rank
- 分 (fun) — minutes
- 時 (ji) — o'clock
- 年 (nen) — years
- ヶ月 (kagetsu) — months (duration)
- 週間 (shuukan) — weeks
- 泊 (haku) — nights of a stay