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How to say 'Date' in Japanese | 年月日

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The Japanese word for Date is 'Nengappi', written as 年月日 in Japanese.'Date' in hiragana is ねんがっぴ.

    Meaning

    Date

    Reading

    ねんがっぴ

    nengappi

    Kanji

    Year Moon, Month Day, Sun

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '年月日 (ねんがっぴ)' refers to a specific date, typically written in the format of year, month, and day. It is often used in formal or official contexts, such as on documents, forms, or when specifying a particular day in history. For example: Please write the date here「ここに年月日を書いてください」(ここにねんがっぴをかいてください). The date of the event is October 10, 2023「イベントの年月日は2023年10月10日です」(イベントのねんがっぴは2023ねん10がつ10かです). Note that '年月日' is a more formal way to refer to a date compared to '日付 (ひづけ)', which is also commonly used.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    5067

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 年月日

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Year

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

Words Related to 年月日 Through the Kanji

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

Words Related to 年月日 Through the Kanji

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 月 as well.

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    Meaning

    Moon

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    先月

    Meaning

    Last month

  • word

    箇月

    Meaning

    Months

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    半月

    Meaning

    Half month

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    正月

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    月給

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    月謝

    Meaning

    Tuition

  • word

    毎月

    Meaning

    Monthly

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    月初め

    Meaning

    Start

  • word

    月夜

    Meaning

    Moonlit night

  • word

    月見

    Meaning

    Moon viewing

  • word

    満月

    Meaning

    Full moon

Words Related to 年月日 Through the Kanji

These 79 Words contain the Kanji 日 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

  • word

    二日

    Meaning

    Second, Two days

  • word

    三日

    Meaning

    Three days, Third

  • word

    四日

    Meaning

    Four days, Fourth

  • word

    五日

    Meaning

    Five days, Fifth

  • word

    六日

    Meaning

    Six days, Sixth

  • word

    七日

    Meaning

    Seven days, Seventh

  • word

    八日

    Meaning

    Eight days, Eighth

  • word

    九日

    Meaning

    Nine days, Ninth

  • word

    十日

    Meaning

    Ten days, Tenth

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    曜日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    日曜日

    Meaning

    Sunday

  • word

    土曜日

    Meaning

    Saturday

  • word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

  • word

    月曜日

    Meaning

    Monday

  • word

    木曜日

    Meaning

    Thursday

  • word

    火曜日

    Meaning

    Tuesday

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    今日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    一昨日

    Meaning

    Day before yesterday

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    半日

    Meaning

    Half day

  • word

    毎日

    Meaning

    Everyday

  • word

    明日

    Meaning

    Tomorrow

  • word

    日常

    Meaning

    Daily

  • word

    昨日

    Meaning

    Yesterday

  • word

    一日

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    記念日

    Meaning

    Anniversary

  • word

    誕生日

    Meaning

    Birthday

  • word

    祝日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    日陰

    Meaning

    Shade

  • word

    翌日

    Meaning

    Next day

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    朝日

    Meaning

    Morning sun

  • word

    月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    元日

    Meaning

    New years day

  • word

    初日

    Meaning

    First day

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    日記

    Meaning

    Diary

  • word

    先日

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    期日

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    日曜

    Meaning

    Sunday

  • word

    祭日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    日米

    Meaning

    Japan United States

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    日頃

    Meaning

    Usual, Daily

  • word

    日ソ

    Meaning

    Japan Soviet

  • word

    日時

    Meaning

    Datetime

  • word

    日日

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    三日月

    Meaning

    Crescent

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    日帰り

    Meaning

    Day trip

  • word

    日中

    Meaning

    Daytime, Japan China

  • word

    日の入り

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    日の出

    Meaning

    Sunrise

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    夕日

    Meaning

    Sunset

  • word

    休日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    日用品

    Meaning

    Daily necessities

  • word

    日数

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    日差し

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    定休日

    Meaning

    Regular holiday

  • word

    日課

    Meaning

    Routine

  • word

    平日

    Meaning

    Weekday

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    連日

    Meaning

    Consecutive days

  • word

    在日

    Meaning

    Japan, Residing

  • word

    日光

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    日付け

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    日程

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    日焼け

    Meaning

    Sunburn

  • word

    日の丸

    Meaning

    Japan flag

  • word

    日韓

    Meaning

    Japan korea

Learn the Word 年月日

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What does 'Nengappi' (年月日) mean?

'Nengappi' means 'Date' .

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