day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
月曜日の朝、ルーカスはいつも通り仕事に来ました。
Getsuyoubi no asa, Rūkasu wa itsumo doori shigoto ni kimashita.
It was Monday morning, and Lucas got to work like always.
今日も寒いですね。
Kyou mo samui desu ne.
It's cold today too, isn't it?
ブラジル出身で、日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.
毎日、同じ棚に行きます。
Mainichi, onaji tana ni ikimasu.
Every day, he goes to the same shelf.
今日は、ルーカスにとって出だしから大変な一日でした。
Kyou wa, Rūkasu ni totte dedashi kara taihen na ichinichi deshita.
Today started off rough for Lucas.
あ、今日は朝マクドナルド、午後スターバックス、昨日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.
二週間後、記念日がやってきました。
Nishuukango, kinenbi ga yattekimashita.
Two weeks later, the anniversary arrived.
その日の昼、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.
大丈夫、大丈夫。日本語、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.
明日は、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.
数日後、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.
桜餅？！何日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!
毎週火曜日と木曜日、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.
毎週火曜日と木曜日、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.
土曜日の朝、買い物の日でした。
Doyoubi no asa, kaimono no hi deshita.
It was Saturday morning — grocery day.
そんなに難しくないよ。まず、数日分の水と、腐らない食べ物。
Sonna ni muzukashikunai yo. Mazu, suujitsubun no mizu to, kusaranai tabemono.
It's not that complicated. First, water and food that won't spoil, for a few days.
数日後、日本は9月に珍しい連休に入るところでした。
Suujitsu go, Nihon wa kugatsu ni mezurashii renkyuu ni hairu tokoro deshita.
In a few days, Japan would enter one of its rare stretches of holidays in September.
新米、松茸、それから日本酒を少し。
Shinmai, matsutake, sorekara nihonshu wo sukoshi.
New rice, matsutake, and a splash of sake.
結婚記念日、二週間後だね。
Kekkon kinenbi, nishuukango da ne.
Our wedding anniversary is in two weeks.
そうすれば、日陰の場所が取れるね。
Sou sureba, hikage no basho ga toreru ne.
That way we get a spot in the shade.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0