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Date ⽇付 (hizuke)

How to describe Date in Japanese

Day of the week | Day of the month | Month | Year | Duration

Past Present Future | Special Days | Related Phrases

Day of the Week 曜⽇ [yōbi] 新世界より

From the New World
[Novel/Anime]

⽇本語[Japanese] 読み[Reading] 英語[English] A hidden masterpiece.

The original novel written by
⽉曜⽇ getsuyōbi Monday
貴志祐介 (Yūsuke Kishi) is
the winner of the Japan
⽕曜⽇ kayōbi Tuesday Science Fiction Novel Award.

⽔曜⽇ suiyōbi Wednesday

⽊曜⽇ mokuyōbi Thursday

⾦曜⽇ kinyōbi Friday

⼟曜⽇ doyōbi Saturday Fan-made Video

⽇曜⽇ nichiyōbi Sunday

何曜⽇ nanyōbi Which day of the week?

The last syllable [bi] is sometimes omitted in daily conversation. For example, ⽉ 曜 Ending

[getsuyō], ⽕曜 [kayō], ⽔曜 [suiyō]...

4th episode Preview

Day of the Month ⽇ [hi]

Official Site
Wikipedia
Anime News Network

⽇本語 [nihongo] 読み [yomi] 英語 [eigo]

１⽇ （⼀⽇） tsuitachi 1st

２⽇ （⼆⽇） futsuka 2nd

３⽇ （三⽇） mikka 3rd

４⽇ （四⽇） yokka 4th

５⽇ （五⽇） itsuka 5th

６⽇ （六⽇） muika 6th

７⽇ （七⽇） nanoka 7th

８⽇ （⼋⽇） yōka 8th B'z

[Rock Band]

９⽇ （九⽇） kokonoka 9th The most successful

Japanese rock band who has
１０⽇ （⼗⽇） tōka 10th sold more than 80 million
records.
１１⽇ （⼗⼀⽇） jūichi-nichi 11th In 2007, B'z became the
first band from Asia to have
their handprints and
１２⽇ （⼗⼆⽇） jūni-nichi 12th
signatures put up in the
Hollywood's Rockwalk.
１３⽇ （⼗三⽇） jūsan-nichi 13th

１４⽇ （⼗四⽇） jūyokka 1４th

１５⽇ （⼗五⽇） jūgo-nichi 1５th

１６⽇ （⼗六⽇） jūroku-nichi 1６th

Go For It, Baby - キオクの⼭
脈 [kioku no sanmyaku ]
１７⽇ （⼗七⽇） jūshichi-nichi 1７th

１８⽇ （⼗⼋⽇） jūhachi-nichi 1８th

１９⽇ （⼗九⽇） jūku-nichi 1９th

２０⽇ （⼆⼗⽇） hatsuka ２０th

Into Free - Dangan
２１⽇ （⼆⼗⼀⽇） ni-jūichi-nichi ２１th Theme song of Capcon's
game "Dragon's Dogma"
３０⽇ （三⼗⽇） san-jū-nichi ３０th

何⽇ nan-nichi Which day?

See Numbers page to learn how to read numbers.

Calling
Add ⽇ [nichi] after numbers. Irregular readings are colored in red. Official Site
Wikipedia
In general, Arabic number is used more often than the kanji numbers. YouTube Official Channel
iTunes

Month ⽉ [tsuki]

⽇本語 [にほんご] 読み [よみ] 英語 [えいご]

１⽉ （⼀⽉） ichi-gatsu January

２⽉ （⼆⽉） ni-gatsu February

３⽉ （三⽉） san-gatsu March

４⽉ （四⽉） shi-gatsu April

５⽉ （五⽉） go-gatsu May

６⽉ （六⽉） roku-gatsu June

７⽉ （七⽉） shichi-gatsu July

８⽉ （⼋⽉） hachi-gatsu August

９⽉ （九⽉） ku-gatsu September

１０⽉ （⼗⽉） jū-gatsu October

１１⽉ （⼗⼀⽉） jūichi-gatsu November

１２⽉ （⼗⼆⽉） jūni-gatsu December 亜⼈

Ajin: Demi-Human
[Manga/Anime]
何⽉ nan-gatsu Which month?
High quality full CG
animation moves like live
Add ⽉ [gatsu] after numbers. Irregular readings are colored in red. action films.
Violent but very thrilling
story.

Year 年 [nen]
Movie Part 1 Trailer

⽇本語 読み 英語

２００４年 （⼆〇〇四年） nisenyo-nen year 2004

⻄暦５００年 （⻄暦五〇〇
seireki gohyaku-nen 500 A.D.
年） Movie Part 2 Trailer

紀元前４０年 （紀元前四〇
kigenzen yonjū-nen 40 B.C.
年）

平成２０年 （平成⼆〇年） heisei nijū-nen the 20th year of Heisei

平成元年 heisei gan-nen the 1st year of Heisei Movie Part 3 Trailer

何年 nan-nen What year? Official Site

Wikipedia
Anime News Network

Add 年 [nen] after numbers.

Western calendar is called ⻄暦 [seireki]. But it's usually omitted.

There is a Japanese system of counting era. The present era is called Heisei, and the last
one is Shōwa. The next era begins at the coronation of the new emperor.

Year 2010 is the 22nd year of Heisei.

Both western and the Japanese one are used in daily life. Easy way to convert is to
add/subtract 12 years.

Examples

⽇本語 読み 英語
８⽉１６⽇ hachi-gatsu jūroku-nichi 16th August
Onomatopoeia
２０００年５⽉６⽇ nisen-nen go-gatsu muika 6th May 2000 Curated Tweets by
@JP_Lesson_com

七⽉⼆⼗七⽇ ⽉曜⽇ shichi-gatsu nijūshichi-nichi getsuyōbi Monday 27th July 擬声語 [giseigo]

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「ネバネバする⾷（た）べ物
（もの）は苦⼿（にがて）な
んだ。」

Duration 期間 [kikan] 「でも、健康（けんこう）に

いいって⾔（い）われてる
よ。」
"I'm not fond of sticky foods."
⽇本語 読み 英語 "But they are said to be good
for your health."
１⽇ (⼀⽇） ichi-nichi 1 day

２⽇間 (⼆⽇間） futsukakan 2 days Mar 31, 2016

１２⽇間 (⼗⼆⽇間） jūni-nichikan 12 days japanese-lesson.co

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何⽇間 nan-nichikan ?
[オノマトペ]
１週間 (⼀週間） isshūkan 1 week ネバネバ [nebaneba]
This phrase describes sticky
８週間 (⼋週間） hasshūkan 8 weeks condition.
e.g. foods such as natto
１０週間 (⼗週間） jusshūkan 10 weeks (fermented soybeans) , okra,
yam etc
何週間 nan-shūkan ? Embed View on Twitter

１ヶ⽉間 (⼀ヵ⽉間） ikkagetsukan 1 month

６ヶ⽉間 (六ヵ⽉間） rokkagetsukan 6 months

１０ヶ⽉間 (⼗ヵ⽉間） jukkagetsukan 10 months

何ヶ⽉間 nan-kagetsukan ?

１年間 (⼀年間） ichi-nenkan 1 year

４年間 (四年間） yo-nenkan 4 years

半年間 (半年間） han-toshikan half year

何年間 nan-nenkan ?

For days, add 間 after the day of the month. But 1 day is [ichi nichi] not [tsuitachi kan].

For weeks, add 週間 [shūkan] after the numbers.

For months, add ヶ⽉間 [kagetsukan] after the numbers. Other spellings - ヵ⽉間 and か
⽉間 are also commonly used.

For years, add 年間 [nenkan] after the numbers.

間 [Kan] can be omitted in daily conversation (except for weeks).

Past, Present, Future 過去・現在・未来

Day

⽇本語 読み 英語

おととい (⼀昨⽇） ototoi (issakujitsu) the day before yesterday

昨⽇ (昨⽇） kinō (sakujitsu) yesterday

今⽇ (本⽇） kyō (honjitsu) today

明⽇ (明⽇） ashita (asu) tomorrow

あさって (明後⽇） asatte (myōgonichi) the day after tomorrow

Words in parentheses are used at the formal situations.

For example, 今⽇ [kyō] is widely used in daily conversation, and 本⽇ [honjitsu] is used
at the official speeches or documents.

Week

⽇本語 読み 英語

先々週 sensenshū the week before last

先週 senshū last week

今週 konshū this week

来週 raishū next week

再来週 saraishū the week after next

Month

⽇本語 読み 英語

先々⽉ sensengetsu the month before last

先⽉ sengetsu last month

今⽉ kongetsu this month

来⽉ raigetsu next month

再来⽉ saraigetsu the month after next

Year

⽇本語 読み 英語

おととし (⼀昨年） ototoshi (issakunen) the year before last

去年 (昨年） kyonen (sakunen) last year

今年 (本年） kotoshi (honnen) this year

来年 rainen next year

再来年 sarainen the year after next

Every...

⽇本語 読み 英語

毎⽇ mainichi every day

毎週 maishū every week

毎⽉ maitsuki every month

毎年 maitoshi every year

Special Days

⽇本語 読み 英語

誕⽣⽇ tanjōbi birthday

元⽇ ganjitsu new year's day

⼤晦⽇ ōmisoka new year's eve

Related Phrases

on, in

⼟曜⽇に doyōbi ni on Saturday

5⽉に gogatsu ni in May

around

２⽉１５⽇頃に 2 gatsu 15 nichi goro ni on around 15th Feb.

just

ちょうど⼆年間 choōdo ni nenkan just 2 years

about

約2週間 yaku 2 shūkan about 2 weeks

before

⼆⽇前 futsuka mae 2 days ago

 after

３ヶ⽉後 3 kagetsu go after 3 months

which day of the week?

Which day of the week

今⽇は、何曜⽇ですか︖ kyō wa, nan yōbi desuka?
today?

how long?

どのくらいかかりますか︖ donokurai kakarimasuka? How long does it take?

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