Japanese Conversation · Level 51
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Japanese word
一日
Pronunciation
Romajiichinichi
Meaning
- nouna day
Example
この仕事は一日かかります。ko no shi goto wa ichi nichi ka ka ri ma su
This work takes a day.
More examples
今日は一日休みます。kyō wa ichi nichi yasu mi ma su
I will take the day off today.
Core concept
Marks one complete span of time from its beginning to its end, lasting about twenty-four hours.
Common phrases
一日中ichi nichi jū
all day
一日かかるichi nichi ka ka ru
take a day
一日休むichi nichi yasu mu
take a day off
一日の予定ichi nichi no yo tei
a day's schedule
Similar words
日hi: A period of about twenty-four hours used as a general time unit.
Definition in Japanese
ある日の始めから終わりまでの時間。また、二十四時間。a ru hi no haji me ka ra o wa ri ma de no ji kan ma ta ni jū yon ji kan
Word origin
The compound 一日 (ichinichi) combines 一 (ichi, "one") and 日 (nichi, "day") to mean one day or a single day's span.
Usage tips
- The spelling 一日 (ichinichi) means a duration of one day, while the same spelling read ついたち (tsuitachi) means the first day of a month.
Other meanings
- all dayadverb