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sun, day You will find this kanji in Nihon or Nippon (Japan),
which is somewhat poetically translated in the West as
the Land of the Rising Sun. It should not be confused with
NICHI, JITSU/hi the kanji for “fire,” which has the same pronunciation,
hi. You can use this kanji to refer to days of the week. For
example, 日よう日 nichiyōbi is “Sunday.” (As you will have
noticed here, you can use the same kanji twice in a word
when it’s appropriate!)
Radical: 日 Number of strokes: four
Like cherry blossoms, the moon is a very important element in both
moon traditional and popular Japanese culture. Japanese people especially
appreciate the full moon in autumn. Viewing of the moon is called
tsukimi. This kanji is also used to indicate months and days
GATSU, GETSU/ of the week, such as 一月 ichigatsu (January) and 月よう日getsuyōbi
tsuki (Monday).
Radical: 月 Number of strokes: four
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