Day of month
This category covers calendar days of the month, which use special readings for certain numbers due to the 日 counter.
一
いち · ichi
一日
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一日 is read ついたち for 'first day of the month', which is an irregular reading specific to dates. This is used to indicate the first day in a calendar month.
二
に · ni
二日
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二日 is read ふつか, not ににち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This counter is used for counting days in a month.
三
さん · san
三日
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三日 is read みっか, not さんにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This counter is used for counting days in a month.
四
よん · yon
四日
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四日 is read よっか, not よんにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This counter is used for counting days in a month.
五
ご · go
五日
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五日 is read いつか, not ごにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This is a standard exception in Japanese calendar dates.
六
ろく · roku
六日
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六日 is read むいか, not ろくにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This is a standard exception in Japanese calendar dates.
七
なな · nana
七日
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七日 is read なのか, not ななにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This is a standard exception in Japanese calendar dates.
八
はち · hachi
八日
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八日 is read ようか, not はちにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This is a standard exception in Japanese calendar terms.
九
きゅう · kyū
九日
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九日 is read ここのか, not きゅうにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This uses the native Japanese counting system for days.
十
じゅう · jū
十日
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十日 is read とおか, not じゅうにち, due to an irregular reading for days of the month. This is a standard exception in Japanese calendar terms.
十四
じゅうよん · jūyon
十四日
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十四日 is read じゅうよっか, not じゅうよんにち, because the counter 日 (か) for days of the month has irregular readings, with 14 using よっか.
十五
じゅうご · juugo
十五日
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For days of the month, 日 is used as a counter. 十五日 is read じゅうごにち, following the regular pattern for numbers 11-31, with no irregular changes.
二十
にじゅう · nijū
二十日
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二十日 is read はつか, not にじゅうにち, as it is an irregular reading for the day-of-month counter 日 (か), meaning '20 days' or 'the 20th day'.
二十一
にじゅういち · nijūichi
二十一日
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For days of the month, 二十一日 is read にじゅういちにち, following the regular pattern for days 11-31, with no irregular changes.
二十八
にじゅうはち · nijuuhachi
二十八日
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For days of the month, 日 is used as a counter. 二十八日 is read にじゅうはちにち, following the regular pattern for numbers 11-31, with no irregular changes.
三十一
さんじゅういち · sanjuuichi
三十一日
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For days of the month, 日 is used as a counter. 三十一日 is read さんじゅういちにち, following the regular pattern for numbers 11-31, with no irregular changes.