KANJI: NICHI JITSU hi (sun, day, light, Sunday)

ASCII Art Representation:

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Character Etymology:

A pictograph of the sun, the center line represents a sunspot.

Other Facts:

Oh course, this is the 'ni' in 'nihon' and 'nihongo,' Japan and Japanese respectively.

Unicode Encoded Versions: 日本、日本語。

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: NICHI JITSU
kun-yomi: hi -bi -ka

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: a aki iru ku kusa kou su tachi ni niっ nitsu he

English Definitions:

1. JITSU, NICHI, NITSU: day; Sunday.
2. hi: sun; time; day, date.
3. hi(narazu): before long, in a few days.
4. hi niwa: if, in case.
5. hi(mosugara): all day long.
6. -ka: day.
7. -nichi-: Japanese.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 2410
Henshall: 62

Unicode Encoded Version:

日

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

日曜日 (nichiyoubi): Sunday.
日の出 (hi(no)de): sunrise.
日の入り (hi(no)i(ri)): sunset.
日本海 (nihonkai): The Sea of Japan.
日和見 (hiyorimi): weather forecasting; weather vain; oppertunism; marking time; wait-and-see (policy).
日食 (nisshoku): solar eclipse (sun-food!)

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