日日

See also: 日々

Chinese

 
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(日日)		 日 日

Pronunciation

Adverb

日日

  1. (literary or Cantonese) daily; every day; day by day

Derived terms

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
日 日
ひ
Grade: 1		 ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Reduplication of 日 (hi, “sun; day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This is generally the most common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

Adverb

日日 (hiragana ひび, rōmaji hibi)

  1. day by day
    日 (ひ)日 (び)暑 (あつ)くなるね。
    Hibi atsuku naru ne.
    It's getting hotter day by day, isn't it.
Synonyms
  • 毎日 (まいにち) (mainichi)
  • 日毎 (ひごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
  • 日 (ひ)に日 (ひ)に (hinihini)

Noun

日日 (hiragana ひび, rōmaji hibi)

  1. every day, daily
    日 (ひ)日 (び)の御 (ご)飯 (はん)
    hibi no gohan
    one's daily meals
Idioms
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
日 日
にち
Grade: 1		 にち
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Reduplication of 日 (nichi, “sun; day”), using the on'yomi pronunciation.

This is a less-common reading for this kanji compound.

Pronunciation

Adverb

日日 (hiragana にちにち, rōmaji nichinichi)

  1. day by day
Synonyms
  • 毎日 (まいにち) (mainichi)
  • 日毎 (ひごと) (higoto) (when followed by adverbial particle に (ni))
  • 日 (ひ)に日 (ひ)に (hinihini)

Noun

日日 (hiragana にちにち, rōmaji nichinichi)

  1. every day, daily
Idioms
Derived terms
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