日にち
hinichi
The phrase "days of the month" in Japanese is 日にち (hinichi).
日にち is used in conversation when talking about the dates or the days of a month.
Which one should you use?
While 日にち is used in conversation to talk about dates, 日付 is the more formal term used for a specific calendar date written on a document.
How do you pronounce it?
hinichi
Did you know?
- The reading ついたち for the first day of the month comes from the verb 就く meaning 'to arrive' or 'to take a position' as the new moon appears.
- In Japanese, the phrase 日にちを合わせる literally means 'to match the dates' but is used idiomatically to mean coordinating schedules with another person.
- When counting days of the month, the 20th is read as はつか, a special reading that survives from ancient Japanese time-keeping and does not follow the standard 'ni-jū-nichi' pattern.
Examples in context
- 日にちを教えてください。Please tell me the dates.
- 予定の日にちを確認します。yotei no hinichi o kakunin shimasu.I will check the dates of the schedule.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing travel plans in a cafe.
- 陽太 Yota旅行の日にち、決まった？ryokou no hinichi, kimatta?Have you decided on the dates for the trip?
- 陽葵 Himariまだ、日にちを相談中だよ。mada, hinichi o soudanchuu da yo.Not yet, we are still discussing the dates.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵、いつがいいかな？Himari, itsu ga ii kana?Himari, when do you think would be good?
- 陽葵 Himari陽太君の都合に合わせるよ。Youta-kun no tsugou ni awaseru yo.I will adjust to your schedule, Youta.
