How do you read 一日?

一日 is read いちにち (ichinichi), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How is 一日 used in a sentence?

出張の準備に、一日かかった。 — It took a whole day to prepare for the trip.

How do you write 一日 in romaji?

一日 is written ichinichi in romaji.

What kanji are in 一日?

一 (One, One Radical (no.1)); 日 (Day, Sun).

一日いちにち

Q: What JLPT level is 一日?

一日 is a JLPT N5 word (beginner).

いちにち · ichinichi

JLPT N5 › noun

One day

all day (long), the whole day, from morning till night
1st day of the month
all day (long), the whole day

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Odaka

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Example sentences

出張の準備に、一日かかった。

しゅっちょうのじゅんびに、いちにちかかった。

It took a whole day to prepare for the trip.

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この薬は一日に三回飲んでください。

このくすりはいちにちにさんかいのんでください。

Please take this medicine three times a day.

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この軟膏は、一日に何回も塗らないでください。

このなんこうは、いちにちになんかいもぬらないでください。

Don't apply this ointment more than a few times a day.

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この薬は、一日に三回飲んでください。

このくすりは、いちにちにさんかいのんでください。

Take this medicine three times a day.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1) 音いち・いつ訓ひと-・ひと.つ JLPT N5 · 1 strokes 日Day, Sun, Japan 音にち・じつ訓ひ・-び JLPT N5 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

一いちone 一目いちもくa glance, a look, a glimpse 一様いちようuniform, similar, equal 一律いちりつeven, uniform, equal 一連いちれんa series, a chain, a ream (of paper)一言ひとことone word 日にちday 三日みっかthree days, third day of the month

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What does 一日 mean?

One day. It can also mean: all day (long), the whole day, from morning till night; 1st day of the month; all day (long), the whole day.

How do you pronounce 一日?

いちにち (ichinichi). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 一日?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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