日付
hizuke[çizɨke̞]
The Japanese phrase for "calendar dates" is 日付 (hizuke).
The word 日付 refers specifically to a date written on a document or a calendar, rather than the abstract concept of time.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing a full date, the format for combining the year, month and day is [Year]年 [Month]月 [Day]日.
How do you pronounce it?
hizuke
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'date' for both a calendar day and a romantic appointment, Japanese uses completely different words. Using 日付 to ask someone out on a 'date' would sound as strange as asking a piece of paper to go to dinner with you.
- The Japanese calendar uses a unique era system called 元号, where dates can be written using the current Emperor's reign instead of the Western year.
- When writing a 日付, Japanese people may use 大安 or 仏滅 to mark the date as either extremely lucky or extremely unlucky for weddings and funerals.
Examples in context
- 2019年 3月 20日Nisen-juu-kyuu-nen san-gatsu hatsuka
- 2020年 4月 10日Nisen-nijuu-nen shi-gatsu touka
- 日付を書いてください。hizuke o kaite kudasai.Please write the date.
- 日付を確認します。hizuke o kakunin shimasu.I will check the date.
- 正しい日付を入力してください。tadashii hizuke o nyuuryoku shite kudasai.Please enter the correct date.
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are planning a trip together.
- 結衣 Yui旅行の日付はどうしますか？Ryokou no hizuke wa dou shimasu ka?What date shall we pick for the trip?
- 蓮 Ren来月の十日がいいです。Raigetsu no tooka ga ii desu.The tenth of next month would be good.
- 結衣 Yuiその日付で予約しますね。Sono hizuke de yoyaku shimasu ne.I will make the reservation for that date.
- 蓮 Renお願いします。Onegaishimasu.Please do.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 日付, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
