毎日

See also: 每日

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
毎	日
まい Grade: 2	じつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
毎	日
まい Grade: 2	にち Grade: 1
on'yomi

EtymologyEdit

毎 (mai, “each; every”) +‎ 日 (nichi, jitsu, “day”)

PronunciationEdit

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ま​いにち [máꜜìnìchì] (Atamadaka - [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠iɲ̟it͡ɕi]

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ま​いじつ [máꜜìjìtsù] (Atamadaka - [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠iʑit͡sɨᵝ]

AdverbEdit

毎日 (hiragana まいにち, rōmaji mainichi, alternative reading まいじつ, rōmaji maijitsu)

1. every day; daily

   彼 (かれ)は殆 (ほとん)ど毎 (まい)日 (にち)ここへ来 (く)る。

   Kare wa hotondo mainichi koko e kuru.

   He comes here almost every day.

   毎 (まい)日 (にち)行 (い)く。

   Mainichi iku.

   To go every day.

   犬 (いぬ)に毎 (まい)日 (にち)餌 (えさ)を上 (あ)げて下 (くだ)さい。

   Inu ni mainichi esa o agete kudasai.

   Please feed the dog every day.

   • 1988 July 30, Fujiko F. Fujio, “未み来らいドロボウ [The Future Thief]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), 16th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-140701-3, page 120:

     あの子の未み来らいがどうなるか…………それはわからないが………、ただひとついえることは、これからの毎日を……、一日一日たいせつに、生きていってくれるだろうということ

     Ano ko no mirai ga dō naru ka………… Sore wa wakaranai ga………, tada hitotsu ieru koto wa, kore kara no mainichi o……, ichinichi ichinichi taisetsu ni, ikiteitte kureru darō to iu koto

     What does the future have in store for him?…………That is yet to be determined………, one thing for certain though, from now on……, he will treasure every single day of his life

NounEdit

毎日 (hiragana まいにち, rōmaji mainichi, alternative reading まいじつ, rōmaji maijitsu)

1. everyday life; daily life

   私 (わたし)の毎日 (まいにち)。

   Watashi no mainichi.

   My daily life.

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