abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

sun; day; date, day of the month

a picture of 日 → sun and day

Originally depicted the sun as a circle with a central dot or line. The rectangular shape developed through centuries of stylistic evolution in Chinese writing.

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天气很好。

jīn rì tiān qì hěn hǎo.

Today's weather is very good.

他每都要读书一个小时。

tā měi rì dōu yào dú shū yī gè xiǎo shí.

He has to read books for one hour every day.

Words with 日

π日

pài rì

World Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical constant π on March 14 each year

度日

dù rì

to pass one's days

皇冠假日酒店

huáng guān jià rì jiǔ diàn

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

红日

hóng rì

sun

美日

měi rì

US-Japan

落日

luò rì

setting sun

逐日

zhú rì

day-by-day

连日

lián rì

day after day

周休二日

zhōu xiū èr rì

(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)

周日

zhōu rì

(dialect) weekday

过日子

guò rì zi

to live one's life

过生日

guò shēng rì

to celebrate a birthday

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