Quick answer
日 is the kanji for "Day". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is ひ (hi). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Day
Also : Sun · Japan
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
4 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The sun in a box — a square with a line through the middle, like the sun rising above the horizon line. The box frames the blazing disc each day.
にち (nichi) sounds like "niece" — your niece visits every day when the sun shines.
Example Sentences
日曜日に家で休みます。
にちようびにいえでやすみます。
I rest at home on Sunday.
朝日がとてもきれいです。
あさひがとてもきれいです。
The morning sun is very beautiful.
Vocabulary using 日
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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