日日

See also: 日々

Chinese

		day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (日日)		日	日

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rìrì

  (Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄖˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ jat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngit-ngit
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ji̍t-ji̍t / li̍t-li̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): rig⁸ rig⁸

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• 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/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngit-ngit
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngid` ngid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngid⁵ ngid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋit̚² ŋit̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍t-ji̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍t-ji̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jidjit
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² zit̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍t-li̍t
    • Tâi-lô: li̍t-li̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lidlit
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lit̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rig⁸ rig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ji̍k ji̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zik̚⁴⁻² d͡zik̚⁴/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 日日

1. (literary or Cantonese) daily; every day; day by day

Synonyms

• 每天 (měitiān)
• 每日 (měirì)
• 天天 (tiāntiān)
• (Min Nan) 逐日, 逐工, 排日

Derived terms

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Japanese

Alternative forms

• 日々 (using the ditto mark 々 for the duplicated character)

Etymology 1

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

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.

Adverb

日(ひ)日(び) • (hibi) 

1. day by day

   日日(ひび)暑(あつ)くなるね。

   Hibi atsuku naru ne.

   It's getting hotter day by day, isn't it.

Synonyms

• 毎日(まいにち) (mainichi)
• 日毎(ひごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
• 日(ひ)に日(ひ)に (hinihini)

Noun

日(ひ)日(び) • (hibi) 

1. every day, daily

   日日(ひび)の御飯(ごはん)

   hibi no gohan

   one's daily meals

Idioms

Idioms

• 日日(ひび)是好日(これこうじつ) (hibi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)
• 日日(ひび)に新(あら)たなり (hibi ni arata nari, “every day is a new day”)

Synonyms

• 毎日(まいにち) (mainichi)
• 日毎(ひごと) (higoto)

Etymology 2

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

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

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

Adverb

日(にち)日(にち) • (nichinichi) 

1. day by day

Synonyms

• 毎日(まいにち) (mainichi)
• 日毎(ひごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
• 日(ひ)に日(ひ)に (hinihini)

Noun

日(にち)日(にち) • (nichinichi) 

1. every day, daily

Idioms

Idioms

• 日日(にちにち)是好日(これこうじつ) (nichinichi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 日日花(にちにちか) (nichinichika): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle
• 日日草(にちにちそう) (nichinichisō): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle

Synonyms

• 毎日(まいにち) (mainichi)
• 日毎(ひごと) (higoto)

Etymology 3

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

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

Noun

日(ひ)日(にち) • (hinichi) 

1. a specific date

   日日(ひにち)を決(き)める

   hinichi o kimeru

   to set a date

2. days

   骨折(こっせつ)が直(なお)るまでどのくらい日日(ひにち)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): 日取(ひど)り (hidori), 期日(きじつ) (kijitsu)
• (days): 日数(にっすう) (nissū), 日数(ひかず) (hikazu)