一日
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (一日) |
一 | 日 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
一日
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| ついたち | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 朔日 朔 1日 |
/tuki tati/ → /t͡suitat͡ɕi/
Originally a compound of 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”) + 立ち (tachi, “standing; starting, occurring”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 立つ (tatsu, “to stand up; to start, to occur”)).[1][2][3]
Usage notes
The tsuitachi reading is the most common for the “first day of the month” sense when referring to dates.
Derived terms
- 朔日丸 (tsuitachigan): a common kind of contraceptive in the Edo period, taken on the first of every month
- 朔日草 (tsuitachisō): alternate name for 福寿草 (fukujusō): pheasant's eye or adonis
- 朔日降り (tsuitachiburi): rainfall or snowfall on the first day of the month
- 朔日松 (tsuitachimatsu): a ceremonial potted pine tree placed at the household gate at the New Year
- 朔日道 (tsuitachimichi), 朔日路 (tsuitachimichi): a ceremonial clearing of a path to the family grave in preparation for the Bon Festival
See also
| Japanese number-counter combinations for 日 | ||||||||||
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| 1(st) | 2(nd) | 3(rd) | 4(th) | 5(th) | 6(th) | 7(th) | 8(th) | 9(th) | 10(th) | |
| How many? | 一日 (ichinichi) | 二日 (futsuka) | 三日 (mikka) | 四日 (yokka) | 五日 (itsuka) | 六日 (muika) | 七日 (nanoka) 七日 (nanuka) |
八日 (yōka) | 九日 (kokonoka) | 十日 (tōka) |
| What day? | 一日 (tsuitachi) 一日 (ippi) | |||||||||
| 11(th) | 12(th) | 13(th) | 14(th) | 15(th) | 16(th) | 17(th) | 18(th) | 19(th) | 20(th) | |
| 十一日 (jūichinichi) | 十二日 (jūninichi) | 十三日 (jūsannichi) | 十四日 (jūyokka) | 十五日 (jūgonichi) | 十六日 (jūrokunichi) | 十七日 (jūshichinichi) | 十八日 (jūhachinichi) | 十九日 (jūkunichi) | 二十日 (hatsuka) | |
| 24(th) | 27(th) | 29(th) | 30(th) | 40(th) | 50(th) | 100(th) | 1,000(th) | 10,000(th) | ? | |
| 二十四日 (nijūyokka) | 二十七日 (nijūshichinichi) | 二十九日 (nijūkunichi) | 三十日 (sanjūnichi) 三十日 (misoka) |
四十日 (shijūnichi) 四十日 (yosoka) |
五十日 (gojūnichi) 五十日 (ika) |
百日 (hyakunichi) 百日 (momoka) |
千日 (sennichi) | 一万日 (ichimannichi) | 何日 (nannichi) | |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
にち Grade: 1 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 1日 |
From Middle Chinese 一日 (ʔiɪt̚ ȵiɪt̚, literally “one + day”). Compare modern Hakka reading yit-ngit.
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いちにち [ìchíníchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2][4]
- (Tokyo) いちにち [ìchíníchí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [it͡ɕiɲ̟it͡ɕi]
- When used as a modifier, the term takes pitch accent pattern 0.
Noun
一日 • (ichinichi)
- one day, 24 hours
- 一日を過ごす
- ichinichi o sugosu
- to spend a day
- 1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記 おはなし⑦ [Mikan Picture Diary: Story #7]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 14:
- 充実した一日でしたね♡お父さん
- Jūjitsushita ichinichi deshita ne ♡ otō-san
- What a fun-filled day ♡ right honey?
- 充実した一日でしたね♡お父さん
- 一日を過ごす
- the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk
- (figurative) a short period of time
- ローマは一日にして成らず
- Rōma wa ichinichi ni shite narazu
- Rome wasn't built in a day
- ローマは一日にして成らず
- one day, someday, an unspecified day
- the first day of the month
Usage notes
The ichinichi reading appears to be somewhat more common than synonymous ichijitsu below. There may be dialectal differences in usage patterns.
The tsuitachi reading is the most common for the “first day of the month” sense when referring to dates.
Derived terms
- 一日一善 (ichinichi ichizen)
- 一日一日 (ichinichi ichinichi)
- 一日一夜 (ichinichi ichiya)
- 一日置き (ichinichi oki)
- 一日経 (ichinichikyō): dead memorial service where many gather to transcribe a sutra in one day
- 一日三秋 (ichinichi sanshū)
- 一日千秋 (ichinichi senshū)
- 一日路 (ichinichiji)
- 一日中 (ichinichijū)
- 一日片時 (ichinichi henji)
- 一日増し (ichinichi mashi)
See also
| Japanese number-counter combinations for 日 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(st) | 2(nd) | 3(rd) | 4(th) | 5(th) | 6(th) | 7(th) | 8(th) | 9(th) | 10(th) | |
| How many? | 一日 (ichinichi) | 二日 (futsuka) | 三日 (mikka) | 四日 (yokka) | 五日 (itsuka) | 六日 (muika) | 七日 (nanoka) 七日 (nanuka) |
八日 (yōka) | 九日 (kokonoka) | 十日 (tōka) |
| What day? | 一日 (tsuitachi) 一日 (ippi) | |||||||||
| 11(th) | 12(th) | 13(th) | 14(th) | 15(th) | 16(th) | 17(th) | 18(th) | 19(th) | 20(th) | |
| 十一日 (jūichinichi) | 十二日 (jūninichi) | 十三日 (jūsannichi) | 十四日 (jūyokka) | 十五日 (jūgonichi) | 十六日 (jūrokunichi) | 十七日 (jūshichinichi) | 十八日 (jūhachinichi) | 十九日 (jūkunichi) | 二十日 (hatsuka) | |
| 24(th) | 27(th) | 29(th) | 30(th) | 40(th) | 50(th) | 100(th) | 1,000(th) | 10,000(th) | ? | |
| 二十四日 (nijūyokka) | 二十七日 (nijūshichinichi) | 二十九日 (nijūkunichi) | 三十日 (sanjūnichi) 三十日 (misoka) |
四十日 (shijūnichi) 四十日 (yosoka) |
五十日 (gojūnichi) 五十日 (ika) |
百日 (hyakunichi) 百日 (momoka) |
千日 (sennichi) | 一万日 (ichimannichi) | 何日 (nannichi) | |
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
じつ Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 1日 |
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 一日 (ʔiɪt̚ ȵiɪt̚, literally “one + day”). Compare modern Min Nan reading chi̍t-ji̍t.
This reading uses the goon for the first character and the kan'on for the second character, suggesting a shift in reading after the initial borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いちじつ [ìchíjítsúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
- (Tokyo) いちじつ [ìchíjítsú] (Heiban – [0])[2][4]
- IPA(key): [it͡ɕiʑit͡sɨᵝ]
- When used as a modifier, the term takes pitch accent pattern 0.
Noun
一日 • (ichijitsu)
Usage notes
The synonymous ichinichi reading appears to be somewhat more common. There may be dialectal differences in usage patterns.
The tsuitachi reading is the most common for the “first day of the month” sense when referring to dates.
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| いつ > いっ Grade: 1 |
ひ > ぴ Grade: 1 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 1日 |
Compound of 一 (ichi, “one”, on'yomi, or Chinese-derived reading) + 日 (hi, “day”, kun'yomi, or native-Japanese reading).[2]
Usage notes
This reading appears to be quite rare. There may be dialectal differences in usage patterns.
See also
| Japanese number-counter combinations for 日 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(st) | 2(nd) | 3(rd) | 4(th) | 5(th) | 6(th) | 7(th) | 8(th) | 9(th) | 10(th) | |
| How many? | 一日 (ichinichi) | 二日 (futsuka) | 三日 (mikka) | 四日 (yokka) | 五日 (itsuka) | 六日 (muika) | 七日 (nanoka) 七日 (nanuka) |
八日 (yōka) | 九日 (kokonoka) | 十日 (tōka) |
| What day? | 一日 (tsuitachi) 一日 (ippi) | |||||||||
| 11(th) | 12(th) | 13(th) | 14(th) | 15(th) | 16(th) | 17(th) | 18(th) | 19(th) | 20(th) | |
| 十一日 (jūichinichi) | 十二日 (jūninichi) | 十三日 (jūsannichi) | 十四日 (jūyokka) | 十五日 (jūgonichi) | 十六日 (jūrokunichi) | 十七日 (jūshichinichi) | 十八日 (jūhachinichi) | 十九日 (jūkunichi) | 二十日 (hatsuka) | |
| 24(th) | 27(th) | 29(th) | 30(th) | 40(th) | 50(th) | 100(th) | 1,000(th) | 10,000(th) | ? | |
| 二十四日 (nijūyokka) | 二十七日 (nijūshichinichi) | 二十九日 (nijūkunichi) | 三十日 (sanjūnichi) 三十日 (misoka) |
四十日 (shijūnichi) 四十日 (yosoka) |
五十日 (gojūnichi) 五十日 (ika) |
百日 (hyakunichi) 百日 (momoka) |
千日 (sennichi) | 一万日 (ichimannichi) | 何日 (nannichi) | |
Etymology 5
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| ひと Grade: 1 |
ひ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 1日 |
Compound of 一 (hito, “one”) + 日 (hi, “day”).[1][2][3] Appears in The Tale of Genji of the early 1000s CE.
Noun
一日 • (hitohi)
Etymology 6
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 日 |
| ひと Grade: 1 |
ひ > え Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | irregular |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 1日 |
/hitohi/ → /hitohe/ → /hitoe/
Shift in pronunciation from hitohi above.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [çi̥to̞e̞]
Noun
- (rare, obsolete) (all senses appear to be identical as for hitohi above)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN