日日

See also: 日々

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rìrì

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄖˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jat⁶ jat⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngit¹ ngit^1-4
Gan (Wiktionary): nyit⁶ nyit
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngit-ngit

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngid⁵ ngid⁵
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): li̍t-li̍t / ji̍t-ji̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): rig⁸ rig⁸

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): yieg⁸ yieg⁸
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Shanghainese): ⁸gniq-gniq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rìrì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄖˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rìhrìh
  - Wade–Giles: jih⁴-jih⁴
  - Yale: r̀-r̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhryh
  - Palladius: жижи (žiži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ jat⁶
  - Yale: yaht yaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ jat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ yed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² jɐt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngit¹ ngit^1-4
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡit̚³³ ᵑɡit̚³³⁻²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyit⁶ nyit
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲit̚⁵ n̠ʲit̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngit-ngit
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngid` ngid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngid⁵ ngid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲit̚² ɲit̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngid⁵ ngid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲit̚¹ ɲit̚¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-li̍t
  - Tâi-lô: li̍t-li̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lidlit
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-ji̍t
  - Tâi-lô: ji̍t-ji̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jidjit
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑit̚⁴⁻³² ʑit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ʑit̚¹²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: rig⁸ rig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ji̍k ji̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡ʑik̚⁴⁻² d͡ʑik̚⁴/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: yieg⁸ yieg⁸
  - Sinological IPA: /ʑiek̚² ʑiek̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wugniu: ⁸gniq-gniq
  - Wiktionary Romanisation: ⁵nyiq-nyiq
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲiɪʔ²³/

Adverb

日日

(literary, formal or dialectal) daily; every day; day by day

Synonyms

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Derived terms

日日夜夜 (rìrìyèyè)
日日如是 (rìrìrúshì)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日	日
ひ Grade: 1	ひ > び Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of 日 (hi, “sun; day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This is generally the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひび [híꜜbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [çibʲi]

Adverb

日(ひ)日(び) • (hibi)

day by day
日(ひ)日(び)暑(あつ)くなるね。
Hibi atsuku naru ne.
It's getting hotter day by day, isn't it.

Synonyms

毎(まい)日(にち) (mainichi)
日(ひ)毎(ごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
日(ひ)に日(ひ)に (hi ni hi ni)

Noun

日(ひ)日(び) • (hibi)

every day, daily
日(ひ)日(び)の御(ご)飯(はん)
hibi no gohan
one's daily meals

Idioms

日(ひ)日(び)是(これ)好(こう)日(じつ) (hibi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)
日(ひ)日(び)に新(あら)たなり (hibi ni arata nari, “every day is a new day”)

Synonyms

毎(まい)日(にち) (mainichi)
日(ひ)毎(ごと) (higoto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
日	日
にち Grade: 1	にち Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
日々

Reduplication of 日 (nichi, “sun; day”), using the on'yomi pronunciation.

This is a less-common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にちにち [nìchíníchí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟it͡ɕiɲ̟it͡ɕi]

Adverb

日(にち)日(にち) • (nichinichi)

day by day

Synonyms

毎(まい)日(にち) (mainichi)
日(ひ)毎(ごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
日(ひ)に日(ひ)に (hi ni hi ni)

Noun

日(にち)日(にち) • (nichinichi)

every day, daily

Idioms

日(にち)日(にち)是(これ)好(こう)日(じつ) (nichinichi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)

Derived terms

日(にち)日(にち)花(か) (nichinichika): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle
日(にち)日(にち)草(そう) (nichinichisō): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle

Synonyms

毎(まい)日(にち) (mainichi)
日(ひ)毎(ごと) (higoto)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
日	日
ひ Grade: 1	にち Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
日々

Compound of 日 (hi, “sun; day”, using the native Japanese reading) +‎ 日 (nichi, “sun; day”, using the Chinese-derived reading).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひにち [hìníchí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [çiɲ̟it͡ɕi]

Noun

日(ひ)日(にち) • (hinichi)

a specific date
日(ひ)日(にち)を決(き)める
hinichi o kimeru
to set a date
days
骨折(こっせつ)が直(なお)るまでどのくらい日(ひ)日(にち)が掛(か)かったの？
Kossetsu ga naoru made dono kurai hinichi ga kakatta no?
How many days did it take for your broken bone to heal?

Usage notes

Often spelled 日にち to avoid ambiguity.

Synonyms

(date): 日(ひ)取(ど)り (hidori), 期(き)日(じつ) (kijitsu)
(days): 日(にっ)数(すう) (nissū), 日(ひ)数(かず) (hikazu)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[NHK-1] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN