How to Say "Days" in Japanese

日々

hibi

In Japanese, the English phrase "days" is translated as 日々 (hibi).

The term 日々 is used to refer to the passage of time or a continuous series of days, rather than a specific count of 24-hour periods.

How do you pronounce it?

hibi

The character 日 can be read as hi, nichi, or bi depending on the word. In 日々, the second 'day' shifts to the bi sound to make the word easier to pronounce.
Japanese does not use a plural marker for nouns, so 日々 does not literally mean 'plural days' in a grammatical sense, but rather 'day and day' or 'day after day'.
If you want to say 'every day' in a more casual, adverbial sense, you would likely use 毎日 instead of 日々, which carries a more literary or formal tone.

ロンドンで過ごした楽しい日々のことを時々思い出す。
I sometimes look back on the good days I had in London.
This sentence is useful for recalling the good days spent in a specific place using 日々.
Tatoeba #192146 by arnab, translation #29309 by al_ex_an_der
私達の平和で幸せに満ちた日々を、一瞬で奪い去るこのテロリズムという行為は、まさに全人類にとっての敵と言えるでしょう。
The act known as terrorism, that rips away from us in an instant our peaceful days of happiness, is certainly worthy of being called an enemy to all mankind.
This sentence is useful for discussing the impact of terrorism on peaceful days using 日々.
Tatoeba #75441 by fcbond, translation #328277 by fcbond
私は月曜日に会議があります。
I have a meeting on Monday.
忙しい日々が続いています。
Isogashii hibi ga tsuzuite imasu.
Busy days are continuing.

Two siblings are talking about their recent work and school life.

陽葵 Himari

陽太、最近はどう？
Hinata, saikin wa dou?
Hinata, how have you been lately?
陽太 Yota

仕事で忙しい日々を過ごしているよ。
Shigoto de isogashii hibi o sugoshite iru yo.
I am spending busy days with work.
陽葵 Himari

無理しないでね。
Muri shinai de ne.
Don't overdo it.
陽太 Yota

ありがとう、気を付けるよ。
Arigatou, ki o tsukeru yo.
Thanks, I'll be careful.

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