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How to say 'First' in Japanese | 一日

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The Japanese word for First is 'Tsuitachi', written as 一日 in Japanese.'First' in hiragana is ついたち.

    word

    一日

    Meaning

    First

    Reading

    ついたち

    tsuitachi

    Kanji

    One Day, Sun

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '一日 (ついたち)' specifically refers to the first day of the month. It is a unique term used in the context of dates and calendars. For example: Today is the first of January「今日は一月一日です」(きょうはいちがつついたちです). The meeting is scheduled for the first of next month「会議は来月の一日に予定されています」(かいぎはらいげつのついたちによていされています). Note that '一日' can also be read as 'いちにち' when referring to a period of one day, but in this context, we are focusing on the reading 'ついたち' which exclusively means the first day of the month.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    1687

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 一日

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    One

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

Words Related to 一日 Through the Kanji

These 64 Words contain the Kanji 一 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一つ

    Meaning

    One

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    一寸

    Meaning

    A bit

  • word

    一緒に

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一般

    Meaning

    General

  • word

    一番

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    一昨日

    Meaning

    Day before yesterday

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一杯

    Meaning

    Full, A lot

  • word

    一定

    Meaning

    Fixed

  • word

    一生

    Meaning

    Lifetime

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    一瞬

    Meaning

    Instant

  • word

    一生懸命

    Meaning

    Hard, Earnestly

  • word

    一層

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    一旦

    Meaning

    Once

  • word

    一時

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Once

  • word

    一体

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    一向に

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    一度に

    Meaning

    At once

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    同一

    Meaning

    Same, Identical

  • word

    一段と

    Meaning

    More

  • word

    唯一

    Meaning

    Only

  • word

    一切

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一気

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一種

    Meaning

    A kind

  • word

    一応

    Meaning

    Tentatively

  • word

    一般に

    Meaning

    Generally

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    一見

    Meaning

    At first glance

  • word

    一家

    Meaning

    Family

  • word

    一周

    Meaning

    Lap

  • word

    一緒

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    一族

    Meaning

    Clan, Family

  • word

    一斉

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    一致

    Meaning

    Match

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    一貫

    Meaning

    Consistency

  • word

    一遍に

    Meaning

    All at once

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    一斉に

    Meaning

    Simultaneously

  • word

    一連

    Meaning

    Series

  • word

    一向

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    一まず

    Meaning

    For now

  • word

    万一

    Meaning

    If

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一通り

    Meaning

    Generally, Roughly

  • word

    一口

    Meaning

    Bite, Sip

  • word

    一目

    Meaning

    Glance, First move

  • word

    一同

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    第一

    Meaning

    First

  • word

    一流

    Meaning

    Top class

  • word

    一帯

    Meaning

    Area

  • word

    統一

    Meaning

    Unification

  • word

    一段

    Meaning

    Step, Level

  • word

    一覧

    Meaning

    List

  • word

    腹一杯

    Meaning

    Full

Words Related to 一日 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

    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 一日

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What does 'Tsuitachi' (一日) mean?

'Tsuitachi' means 'First' .

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