Meaning of 一日(いちにち) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 一日, １日 JLPT 5

Kana Reading いちにち, いちじつ, ひとひ, ひとえ

Romaji ichinichi, ichijitsu, hitohi, hitoe

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

first day of the month
Parts of speech

Meaning

one day

Example Sentences

一日, １日, いちにち, いちじつ, ひとひ, ひとえ used in context

Mozilla Foundationは5月(ごがつ)1日、メール/ニュースクライアントソフトの最新版(さいしんばん)「Thunderbird 2.0.0.14」をリリースした(する)。

The Mozilla Foundation released the latest version of its email/news-client software, "Thunderbird 2.0.0.14" on May 1st.
そのため、いつも清新な(せいしん)雰囲気(ふんいき)に包まれます(くるむ)が、今回(こんかい)もその通り(そのとおり)の充実(じゅうじつ)した(する)一日(いちにち)となりました(する)。

For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.
平成(へいせい)１６年(とし)１月(いちがつ)１日から、改正(かいせい)労働基準法(ろうどうきじゅんほう)が施行(しこう)されます(される)。

The reformed Labour Standards Act will be in force from Jan 1st 2004.
おそらく自分(じぶん)には半(はん)覚醒(かくせい)の時間(じかん)があり(ある)、そのため１日(いちにち)を短く(みじかい)感じている(かんじる)。

It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.
だが定期的な(ていきてき)服用(ふくよう)(ふくよう)が必須(ひっす)であり、一日(いちにち)でも服用(ふくよう)(ふくよう)し(する)なければたちまち死に至る(しにいたる)。

However he has to take it at fixed intervals, just one day without taking it is swiftly fatal.
しかも(さも)やたらと(やたら)散歩(さんぽ)(さんぽ)好き(すき)で(だ)、真冬(まふゆ)だというのに、こうして(する)一日(いちにち)二回(にかい)の散歩(さんぽ)(さんぽ)は欠かさず(かかす)に要求(ようきゅう)して(する)くる。

Moreover she liked walks so much that even in the middle of winter she would come like this to ask to go out twice a day without fail.

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一 JLPT 5

one, one radical (no.1)

On: イチ, イツ

Kun: ひと-, ひと.つ

1 stroke

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日 JLPT 5

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

On: ニチ, ジツ

Kun: ひ, -び, -か

4 strokes

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