Chinese edit

 
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.)
simp. and trad.
(一日)

Pronunciation edit


Note:
  • siŏh-nĭk - vernacular;
  • ék-nĭk - literary.

Noun edit

一日

  1. (literary or dialectal) one day
  2. (literary) another day in the future
  3. (literary) yesterday
  4. (Teochew) daytime; day

Synonyms edit

  • (one day): (literary) 一旦 (yīdàn), 一天 (yītiān)
  • (yesterday): 昨天 (zuótiān)
  • (daytime):

Derived terms edit

Conjunction edit

一日

  1. (Cantonese) as long as

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ついたち
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
朔日

1日

/tuki tati//t͡suitat͡ɕi/

Originally a compound of (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]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

一日(ついたち) (tsuitachi

  1. the first day of the month (solar or lunar calendar)
Usage notes edit

The tsuitachi reading is the most common for the “first day of the month” sense when referring to dates.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Japanese number-counter combinations for
1(st) 2(nd) 3(rd) 4(th) 5(th) 6(th) 7(th) 8(th) 9(th) 10(th)
How many? (いち)(にち) (ichinichi) (ふつ)() (futsuka) (みっ)() (mikka) (よっ)() (yokka) (いつ)() (itsuka) (むい)() (muika) (なの)() (nanoka)
(なぬ)() (nanuka)
(よう)() (yōka) (ここの)() (kokonoka) (とお)() (tōka)
What day? 一日(ついたち) (tsuitachi)
(いっ)() (ippi)
11(th) 12(th) 13(th) 14(th) 15(th) 16(th) 17(th) 18(th) 19(th) 20(th)
(じゅう)(いち)(にち) (jūichinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūninichi) (じゅう)(さん)(にち) (jūsannichi) (じゅう)(よっ)() (jūyokka) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūgonichi) (じゅう)(ろく)(にち) (jūrokunichi) (じゅう)(しち)(にち) (jūshichinichi) (じゅう)(はち)(にち) (jūhachinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūkunichi) 二十(はつ)() (hatsuka)
24(th) 27(th) 29(th) 30(th) 40(th) 50(th) 100(th) 1,000(th) 10,000(th) ?
()(じゅう)(よっ)() (nijūyokka) ()(じゅう)(しち)(にち) (nijūshichinichi) ()(じゅう)()(にち) (nijūkunichi) (さん)(じゅう)(にち) (sanjūnichi)
()()() (misoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (shijūnichi)
()()() (yosoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (gojūnichi)
五十()() (ika)
(ひゃく)(にち) (hyakunichi)
(もも)() (momoka)
(せん)(にち) (sennichi) (いち)(まん)(にち) (ichimannichi) (なん)(にち) (nannichi)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
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 edit

  • When used as a modifier, the term takes pitch accent pattern 0.

Noun edit

(いち)(にち) (ichinichi

  1. one day, 24 hours
    (いち)(にち)()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, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 14:
      (じゅう)(じつ)した(いち)(にち)でしたね♡お(とう)さん
      Jūjitsushita ichinichi deshita ne ♡ otō-san
      What a fun-filled day ♡ right honey?
  2. the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk
  3. (figurative) a short period of time
    ローマは(いち)(にち)にして()らず
    Rōma wa ichinichi ni shite narazu
    Rome wasn't built in a day
  4. one day, someday, an unspecified day
  5. the first day of the month
Usage notes edit

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 edit

See also edit

Japanese number-counter combinations for
1(st) 2(nd) 3(rd) 4(th) 5(th) 6(th) 7(th) 8(th) 9(th) 10(th)
How many? (いち)(にち) (ichinichi) (ふつ)() (futsuka) (みっ)() (mikka) (よっ)() (yokka) (いつ)() (itsuka) (むい)() (muika) (なの)() (nanoka)
(なぬ)() (nanuka)
(よう)() (yōka) (ここの)() (kokonoka) (とお)() (tōka)
What day? 一日(ついたち) (tsuitachi)
(いっ)() (ippi)
11(th) 12(th) 13(th) 14(th) 15(th) 16(th) 17(th) 18(th) 19(th) 20(th)
(じゅう)(いち)(にち) (jūichinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūninichi) (じゅう)(さん)(にち) (jūsannichi) (じゅう)(よっ)() (jūyokka) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūgonichi) (じゅう)(ろく)(にち) (jūrokunichi) (じゅう)(しち)(にち) (jūshichinichi) (じゅう)(はち)(にち) (jūhachinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūkunichi) 二十(はつ)() (hatsuka)
24(th) 27(th) 29(th) 30(th) 40(th) 50(th) 100(th) 1,000(th) 10,000(th) ?
()(じゅう)(よっ)() (nijūyokka) ()(じゅう)(しち)(にち) (nijūshichinichi) ()(じゅう)()(にち) (nijūkunichi) (さん)(じゅう)(にち) (sanjūnichi)
()()() (misoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (shijūnichi)
()()() (yosoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (gojūnichi)
五十()() (ika)
(ひゃく)(にち) (hyakunichi)
(もも)() (momoka)
(せん)(にち) (sennichi) (いち)(まん)(にち) (ichimannichi) (なん)(にち) (nannichi)

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
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 edit

  • When used as a modifier, the term takes pitch accent pattern 0.

Noun edit

(いち)(じつ) (ichijitsu

  1. (literary) one day, 24 hours
  2. (literary) the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk
  3. (literary) (figurative) a short period of time
Usage notes edit

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.

Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
ひ > ぴ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
1日

Compound of (ichi, one, on'yomi, or Chinese-derived reading) +‎ (hi, day, kun'yomi, or native-Japanese reading).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(いっ)() (ippiいつぴ (itupi)?

  1. (rare) the first day of the month
Usage notes edit

This reading appears to be quite rare. There may be dialectal differences in usage patterns.

See also edit

Japanese number-counter combinations for
1(st) 2(nd) 3(rd) 4(th) 5(th) 6(th) 7(th) 8(th) 9(th) 10(th)
How many? (いち)(にち) (ichinichi) (ふつ)() (futsuka) (みっ)() (mikka) (よっ)() (yokka) (いつ)() (itsuka) (むい)() (muika) (なの)() (nanoka)
(なぬ)() (nanuka)
(よう)() (yōka) (ここの)() (kokonoka) (とお)() (tōka)
What day? 一日(ついたち) (tsuitachi)
(いっ)() (ippi)
11(th) 12(th) 13(th) 14(th) 15(th) 16(th) 17(th) 18(th) 19(th) 20(th)
(じゅう)(いち)(にち) (jūichinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūninichi) (じゅう)(さん)(にち) (jūsannichi) (じゅう)(よっ)() (jūyokka) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūgonichi) (じゅう)(ろく)(にち) (jūrokunichi) (じゅう)(しち)(にち) (jūshichinichi) (じゅう)(はち)(にち) (jūhachinichi) (じゅう)()(にち) (jūkunichi) 二十(はつ)() (hatsuka)
24(th) 27(th) 29(th) 30(th) 40(th) 50(th) 100(th) 1,000(th) 10,000(th) ?
()(じゅう)(よっ)() (nijūyokka) ()(じゅう)(しち)(にち) (nijūshichinichi) ()(じゅう)()(にち) (nijūkunichi) (さん)(じゅう)(にち) (sanjūnichi)
()()() (misoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (shijūnichi)
()()() (yosoka)
()(じゅう)(にち) (gojūnichi)
五十()() (ika)
(ひゃく)(にち) (hyakunichi)
(もも)() (momoka)
(せん)(にち) (sennichi) (いち)(まん)(にち) (ichimannichi) (なん)(にち) (nannichi)

Etymology 5 edit

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
1日

Compound of (hito, one) +‎ (hi, day).[1][2][3] Appears in The Tale of Genji of the early 1000s CE.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ひと)() (hitohi

  1. (obsolete) one day, 24 hours
  2. (obsolete) the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk

Etymology 6 edit

Kanji in this term
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 edit

Noun edit

(ひと)() (hitoeひとへ (fitofe)?

  1. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of 一日 (hitohi)
Usage notes edit

All senses appear to be identical as for hitohi above.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN