日日
ひにち · hinichi · JLPT N2 · na-adj
date
📅 日日 = 日 (day) + 日 (day): one day plus another day, giving a specific date
The reading ひにち is irregular: the first 日 is read ひ and the second is read にち. Both characters mean day, so the compound names a particular day on the calendar.
日 — pictograph of the sun
日 is a pictograph of the sun, originally drawn as a circle with a dot or stroke inside representing the sun's substance. Over time the round shape was squared off into the modern rectangular form. It means 'sun' and by extension 'day'.
日 — pictograph of the sun
日 is a pictograph of the sun, originally drawn as a circle with a dot or stroke inside representing the sun's substance. Over time the round shape was squared off into the modern rectangular form. It means 'sun' and by extension 'day'.