Translation and Meaning of: 日 - hi

Etimologia e Definição de 「日」 (hi)

A palavra 「日」 (hi) no japonês refere-se geralmente ao conceito de "dia" ou "sol". Sua etimologia remonta aos caracteres chineses clássicos, onde o kanji 「日」 simbolizava o sol, representando assim a iluminação e o ciclo diário. É um dos kanjis mais fundamentais do japonês, frequentemente aparecendo em combinação com outros kanjis para formar palavras relacionadas ao tempo e à luz.

Origem e Uso de 「日」 na Cultura Japonesa

A origem do uso de 「日」 pode ser traçada ao uso da escrita kanji vinda da China, incorporada ao japonês por via de influências culturais e comerciais há mais de mil anos. Na língua japonesa, este kanji não só desempenha um papel crucial na concepção do tempo, mas também na identidade cultural japonesa, como visto em termos como 「日本」 (Nihon), que significa "Japão" e se traduz literalmente como "origem do sol".

Variações e Aplicações da Palavra

• 「日曜日」 (nichiyoubi) - domingo, o dia do sol.
• 「毎日」 (mainichi) - todos os dias.
• 「今日」 (kyou) - hoje, incorporando o conceito de dia atual.

Cada uma dessas variações mostra como 「日」 é integrando para criar novos significados, sempre relacionados ao tempo ou à luz. A versatilidade do kanji 「日」 no idioma japonês faz dele um componente essencial e onipresente na comunicação cotidiana.

Por ser um kanji tão antigo e integral, 「日」 tem uma profundidade que vai além de simples representações de tempo. Ele encapsula o ciclo natural, a passagem do tempo e até mesmo a identidade cultural, como no caso do Japão ser conhecido como a "Terra do Sol Nascente". É fascinante observar como um único caractere pode carregar tanto significado e história dentro de si.

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Synonyms and similar words

• 日 (にち) - dia, sol
• 日 (ひ) - dia, sol
• 曜日 (ようび) - dia da semana (quando usado como parte da palavra para designar um dia específico)
• 日 (か) - dia, sol (um uso mais específico ou poético)
• 実 (じつ) - realidade, verdade (não é o mesmo significado básico, mas pode ser usado em certos contextos relacionados a dias reais)
• 日 (じつ) - dia, comum em expressões mais formais

日

Romaji: hi
Kana: ひ
Type: noun
L: jlpt-n3

Translation / Meaning: sol; luz do sol; dia

Meaning in English: sun;sunshine;day

Definition: Divisão de tempo por um dia.

Example Sentences - (日) hi

See below some example sentences:

私は明日学校に行く予定です。

Watashi wa ashita gakkou ni iku yotei desu

I have plans to go to school tomorrow.

I go to school tomorrow.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun that means "I"
• は (wa) - topic particle that indicates the subject of the sentence, in this case "I"
• 明日 (ashita) - adverb meaning "tomorrow"
• 学校 (gakkou) - noun meaning "school"
• に (ni) - particle that indicates the destination of the action, in this case "to school"
• 行く (iku) - verb meaning "to go"
• 予定 (yotei) - Noun that means "plan" or "schedule"
• です (desu) - auxiliary verb that indicates the polite or formal form of the sentence

私は日本語を覚えるために毎日勉強しています。

Watashi wa nihongo o oboeru tame ni mainichi benkyou shiteimasu

I study Japanese every day to keep myself sharp.

I study every day to learn Japanese.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun that means "I"
• は (wa) - particle that indicates the topic of the sentence, in this case, "I"
• 日本語 (nihongo) - noun meaning "Japanese"
• を (wo) - particle that indicates the direct object of the sentence, in this case, "japonês"
• 覚える (oboeru) - verb that means "to remember" or "to learn"
• ために (tameni) - expression meaning "for" or "in order to"
• 毎日 (mainichi) - noun that means "every day"
• 勉強しています (benkyou shiteimasu) - The expression that means "I am studying"

私は明日手術を受けます。

Watashi wa ashita shujutsu o ukemasu

I will have surgery tomorrow.

I will have surgery tomorrow.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun that means "I"
• は (wa) - Particle indicating the topic of the sentence
• 明日 (ashita) - adverb meaning "tomorrow"
• 手術 (shujutsu) - noun that means "surgery"
• を (wo) - Particle indicating the direct object of the sentence
• 受けます (ukemasu) - verb that means "will receive" or "will undergo"

私の国籍は日本です。

Watashi no kokuseki wa Nihon desu

My nationality is Japan.

My nationality is Japan.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun that means "I"
• の (no) - particle that indicates possession or relationship between two things
• 国籍 (kokuseki) - noun that means "nationality"
• は (wa) - Particle indicating the topic of the sentence
• 日本 (Nihon) - noun meaning "Japan"
• です (desu) - verb to be in the present, indicating that the nationality is Japanese

私は毎日会社の出入りをしています。

Watashi wa mainichi kaisha no deiri o shiteimasu

I walk in and out of the company every day.

I walk in and out of the company every day.

• 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun that means "I"
• は (wa) - topic particle that indicates the subject of the sentence, in this case "I"
• 毎日 (mainichi) - adverb meaning "every day"
• 会社 (kaisha) - noun meaning "company"
• の (no) - particle indicating ownership, in this case "of the company"
• 出入り (deiri) - noun meaning "in and out"
• を (wo) - particle indicating the direct object of the action, in this case "to do"
• しています (shiteimasu) - verb indicating continuous action in the present tense, in this case "I am doing"

私は毎日何を食べるか選ぶのが難しいです。

Watashi wa mainichi nani wo taberu ka erabu no ga muzukashii desu

It's hard to choose what to eat every day.

It's hard to choose what to eat every day.

• 私 (watashi) - I
• は (wa) - Topic particle
• 毎日 (mainichi) - every day
• 何 (nani) - what
• を (wo) - Direct object particle
• 食べる (taberu) - Eat
• か (ka) - interrogative particle
• 選ぶ (erabu) - Choose
• のが (noga) - Nominal particle
• 難しい (muzukashii) - Difficult
• です (desu) - Ser/estar (polite form)

短歌を詠むことは日本の伝統的な文化です。

Tanka wo utamu koto wa Nihon no dentōteki na bunka desu

Composing tanka is a traditional Japanese culture.

Writing a tanka is a traditional Japanese culture.

• 短歌 - a type of Japanese poem with 31 syllables
• を - Particle indicating the direct object of the sentence
• 詠む - verb meaning "to recite" or "to sing" a poem
• こと - noun that indicates an action or event
• は - Particle indicating the topic of the sentence
• 日本 - Japan
• の - Particle indicating possession or relationship
• 伝統的な - adjective meaning "traditional"
• 文化 - culture
• です - verb "to be" in the present affirmative

畜産は日本の重要な産業の一つです。

Chikusan wa Nihon no juuyou na sangyou no hitotsu desu

Livestock is one of Japan's important industries.

Cattle is one of Japan's important industries.

• 畜産 - animal production
• は - Topic particle
• 日本 - Japan
• の - Possession particle
• 重要な - important
• 産業 - industry
• の - Possession particle
• 一つ - I'm sorry, but I need the text you would like me to translate. Please provide the content for translation.
• です - Ser/estar (linking verb)

熟語を覚えるのは日本語学習の基本です。

Jukugo wo oboeru no wa nihongo gakushuu no kihon desu

Learning idioms is fundamental to learning Japanese.

It's the basics of learning Japanese to learn idioms.

• 熟語 - jukugo - Japanese compound words
• を - wo - object particle
• 覚える - oboeru - memorize, remember
• のは - no wa - Topic particle
• 日本語 - nihongo - Japanese language
• 学習 - gakushuu - Study, learning
• の - Não Possession particle
• 基本 - kihon - basic, fundamental
• です - is (a Japanese copula, often used to indicate a state of being) verb to be, to stay

漁業は日本の重要な産業の一つです。

Gyogyo wa Nihon no juuyou na sangyou no hitotsu desu

Fishing is one of the important industries in Japan.

Fishing is one of the important industries in Japan.

• 漁業 - fishing
• は - Topic particle
• 日本 - Japan
• の - Possession particle
• 重要な - important
• 産業 - industry
• の - Possession particle
• 一つ - I'm sorry, but I need the text you would like me to translate. Please provide the content for translation.
• です - is