二日
futsuka
The phrase "second day of the month" in Japanese is translated as 二日 (futsuka).
二日 is used to refer to the second day of a calendar month. It can also be used to express a duration of two days.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word 二日 is versatile in that it can mean both a specific date, such as the second day of the month and a span of time consisting of two days.
How do you pronounce it?
futsuka
Did you know?
- Japanese speakers use a unique set of native readings for the first ten days of the month, meaning futsuka follows a completely different phonetic pattern than the numbers used for the 11th or 20th.
- The word 二日 was recorded as early as the year 720 in the Nihon Shoki, an ancient chronicle of the emperors of Japan.
- The reading for the number 'two' in 二日 is futs-, which is an irregular reading that deviates from the standard way to say 'two' in most other Japanese contexts.
Examples in context
- 来月の２日に会議を予定していますI have scheduled the meeting for the 2nd of next month.
- ２日にパーティーがあるよThere's a party on the 2nd.
- 毎月二日に、ゴミを出します。maigetsu futsuka ni, gomi o dashimasu.I put out the trash on the second day of every month.
- 二日は、お店が休みです。futsuka wa, omise ga yasumi desu.The second day of the month, the shop is closed.
- 今月の二日に、会いましょう。kongetsu no futsuka ni, aimashou.Let's meet on the second day of this month.
Example conversation
Daishō and Yui are checking their schedules.
- 大翔 Hiroto次の会議はいつですか。Tsugi no kaigi wa itsu desu ka.When is the next meeting?
- 結衣 Yui来月の二日ですよ。Raigetsu no futsuka desu yo.It is on the second of next month.
- 大翔 Hiroto分かりました。メモしておきます。Wakarimashita. Memo shite okimasu.I understand. I will make a note of it.
- 結衣 Yuiよろしくお願いしますね。Yoroshiku onegaishimasu ne.Thank you for taking care of it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 二日, CC BY-SA 4.0.
