日
day, sun
- 日sun
- kun
- ひhiかka
- on
- ニチnichiジツjitsu
mnemonic
The SUN (日) is a square window with one bar across it, the horizon slicing the sun in half as it sets. One trip of the sun across the sky is one DAY. "Nichi" (ニチ) is in konnichiwa, the greeting you say during the day.
examples
- 日本にほんnihonJapan
- 毎日まいにちmainichievery day
- 日曜日にちようびnichiyōbiSunday