日 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 4 strokes · #1 by frequency

Day, sun

Meaning
Day, sun, Japan
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ニチジツ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
-び-か

In bold: the readings to learn first.

Stroke order

4 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/4
  2. Stroke 2/4
  3. Stroke 3/4
  4. Stroke 4/4

Memory hook

A square with two lines inside — look closely and you'll see a day () glowing from within.

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
day, days
火曜日かようびTuesday
日曜日にちようびSunday
先日せんじつthe other day, a few days ago
金曜日きんようびFriday
九日ここのか9th day of the month

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.