Meaning

Primary

How Many Days

Alternatives

What Day, Which Day

Word Type

noun, expression

Explanation

What day equals the fairly obvious translation "what day." But, it also means how many days.

Reading

なんにち
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji, but actually uses the kun'yomi reading here! And since has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember this reading:

How many days does it take you to bake a naan Nietzsche (なんにち)? It's not easy to make a Nietzsche entirely out of naan, so I wonder how many days it would take.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 何月何日

    What month and what day?

    今日何日

    What's the date today?

    一月何日

    What day in January?

Context Sentences

アルバイト、何日休むんですか。

How many days will you take off from your part-time job?

何日がいい?

What day's good for you?

エレベーターから何日出られなかったんですか。

How many days were you stuck in the elevator?

Kanji Composition