日付
hizuke[çizɨke̞]
The English phrase 'dates' (referring to calendar dates) is translated into Japanese as 日付 (hizuke).
日付 is used when referring to specific calendar dates, such as those written on a document or a stamp. It is not used to refer to a social engagement or a romantic date.
What does it mean word for word?
The core component of words related to dates is the character 日, which means sun or day.
How do you pronounce it?
hizuke
Did you know?
- In official documents, the date is often written using the era name, such as 'Reiwa', instead of the Western 'AD' system.
- The term 日付 literally means 'attaching a day', as it originally referred to the act of stamping a date onto a document.
- Japanese has unique names for the first ten days of the month that do not follow the standard numbering pattern used in 日付.
Examples in context
- 今日は７月２日です。Today is July 2nd.
- 1920年7月2日July 2nd, 1920
- 今月５日5th of this month
- 日付を確認してください。hizuke o kakunin shite kudasai.Please confirm the date.
- 日付を書き忘れてしまいました。hizuke o kakiwasurete shimaimashita.I forgot to write the date.
- 正しい日付を教えてください。tadashii hizuke o oshiete kudasai.Please tell me the correct date.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are checking a travel itinerary.
- 蓮 Renこの日付は合っていますか？kono hizuke wa atte imasu ka?Is this date correct?
- 結衣 Yuiいいえ、日付が違います。iie, hizuke ga chigaimasu.No, the date is wrong.
- 蓮 Ren本当ですね。修正します。hontou desu ne. shuusei shimasu.You're right. I will fix it.
- 結衣 Yuiよろしくお願いします。yoroshiku onegaishimasu.Thank you.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 日付, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 日付, CC BY-SA 4.0.
