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ニチジツ

Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.

kun reading

It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.

Stroke order

The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.

Elements you can see in it

Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.

In the episode words

Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.

きょうkyoutodayep1 ep2 ep3 ep4 ep5 ep6 ep7 ep8

も寒いですね。

Kyou mo samui desu ne.

It's cold today too, isn't it?

にほんnihonJapanep1 ep3 ep4 ep6

ブラジル出身で、本に住んで六ヶ月です。

Burajiru shusshin de, Nihon ni sunde roku kagetsu desu.

Originally from Brazil, he's been living in Japan for six months.

まいにちmainichievery dayep1 ep2 ep6

、同じ棚に行きます。

Mainichi, onaji tana ni ikimasu.

Every day, he goes to the same shelf.

いちにちichinichione dayep3 ep4 ep7 ep8

は、ルーカスにとって出だしから大変な一でした。

Kyou wa, Rūkasu ni totte dedashi kara taihen na ichinichi deshita.

Today started off rough for Lucas.

きのうkinouyesterdayep7

あ、今は朝マクドナルド、午後スターバックス、昨はデザートにミスタードーナツでした。

A, kyou wa asa Makudonarudo, gogo Sutābakkusu, kinou wa dezāto ni Misutā Dōnatsu deshita.

Ah, today it was McDonald's in the morning, Starbucks in the afternoon, and yesterday it was Mister Donut for dessert.

hidayep1 ep4 ep5 ep6 ep7 ep8

そのの昼、ルーカスは同僚たちとランチを食べました。もう忘れていました。

Sono hi no hiru, Rūkasu wa douryoutachi to ranchi o tabemashita. Mou wasurete imashita.

That day at lunch, Lucas ate with his coworkers. He had already forgotten everything.

本語にほんごnihongoJapaneseep1 ep2 ep5

大丈夫、大丈夫。本語、上手になりましたね。

Daijoubu, daijoubu. Nihongo, jouzu ni narimashita ne.

It's alright, it's alright. Your Japanese has gotten better, huh.

あしたashitatomorrowep1 ep3 ep7

は、コンビニでゆきさんに、この話をします。

Ashita wa, konbini de Yuki-san ni, kono hanashi o shimasu.

Tomorrow, he'll tell this story to Yuki at the store.

すうじつごsuujitsugoa few days laterep2 ep7

後、ルーカスはまた同じお願いをされました。

Suujitsugo, Rūkasu wa mata onaji onegai o saremashita.

A few days later, Lucas was asked to do the same task again.

なんにちnannichihow many daysep4

桜餅?!何も買おうとしてたんです!

Sakuramochi?! Nannichi mo kaou to shitetan desu!

Sakura mochi?! I spent days trying to buy one of those!

木曜もくようびmokuyoubiThursdayep6

毎週火曜と木曜、必ず何か違うことが起きます。

Maishuu kayoubi to mokuyoubi, kanarazu nanika chigau koto ga okimasu.

Every Tuesday and every Thursday, without fail, something different happens.

火曜かようびkayoubiTuesdayep6

毎週火曜と木曜、必ず何か違うことが起きます。

Maishuu kayoubi to mokuyoubi, kanarazu nanika chigau koto ga okimasu.

Every Tuesday and every Thursday, without fail, something different happens.

土曜どようびdoyoubiSaturdayep8

土曜の朝、買い物のでした。

Doyoubi no asa, kaimono no hi deshita.

It was Saturday morning — grocery day.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-09-07 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0