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How to say 'Day trip' in Japanese | 日帰り

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The Japanese word for Day trip is 'Higaeri', written as 日帰り in Japanese.'Day trip' in hiragana is ひがえり.

    word

    日帰り

    Meaning

    Day trip

    Reading

    ひがえり

    higaeri

    Kanji

    日Day, Sun 帰Return

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '日帰り (ひがえり)' refers to a trip or outing that is completed within a single day, without staying overnight. It is commonly used to describe short trips, such as visiting a nearby city or tourist spot and returning home the same day. For example: We went on a daytrip to Kyoto「私たちは京都に日帰りで行きました」(わたしたちはきょうとにひがえりでいきました). A daytrip to the hot springs「温泉に日帰りで行く」(おんせんにひがえりでいく). This term is often used in travel contexts and emphasizes the brevity of the trip.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5101

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 日帰り

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    日

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

  • kanji

    帰

    Meaning

    Return

Hiragana in the Word 日帰り

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 日帰り Through the Kanji 日

These 79 Words contain the Kanji 日 as well.

  • word

    日

    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

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • 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

Words Related to 日帰り Through the Kanji 帰

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 帰 as well.

  • word

    帰る

    Meaning

    Return

  • word

    帰国

    Meaning

    Return

  • word

    帰り

    Meaning

    Return

  • word

    帰宅

    Meaning

    Returning home

  • word

    復帰

    Meaning

    Return, Reinstatement

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What does 'Higaeri' (日帰り) mean?

'Higaeri' means 'Day trip' .

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