How to say 'Day' in Japanese | デー

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The Japanese word for Day is 'Dee', written as デー in Japanese.

word

デー

Meaning

Day

Reading

Dee

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'デー (でー)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'day'. It is often used in compound words or phrases to denote a specific day or event. For example, 'バレンタインデー (ばれんたいんでー)' means 'Valentine's Day'. Another example is 'マザーズデー (まざーずでー)', which means 'Mother's Day'. This term is commonly used in contexts related to holidays, special events, or specific days of the week. For instance: Today is Valentine's Day「今日はバレンタインデーです」(きょうはばれんたいんでーです). Mother's Day is next week「マザーズデーは来週です」(まざーずでーはらいしゅうです).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

3918

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word デー

This word contains 1 Katakana character :

katakana

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'Dee' means 'Day' .

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