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二十日

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はた > はつ
Grade: 1
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Two likely derivations:

  • From 二十 (hata, twenty, by way of apophonic form hatsu-) +‎ (-ka, counter for days), or
  • A shift from 二十歳 (hatachi, twenty(years old)) +‎ (-ka, counter for days):
    /ɸatat͡ɕi ka/ → */ɸat̚t͡ɕɨka//ɸat͡ɕuka//hat͡ɕuka/

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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二十(はつ)() (hatsuka

  1. the twentieth day of the month
  2. twenty days
  3. Short for 二十日鼠 (hatsuka nezumi): a house mouse
Derived terms
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Proverb

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  1. (ほたる)二十(はつ)()(せみ)(みっ)() (hotaru hatsuka ni semi mikka)

See also

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Days in Japanese
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一日いちにちichinichi
(1st day of the month)一日ついたち、いっぴtsuitachi, ippi
2二日ふつかfutsuka
3三日みっかmikka
4四日よっかyokka
5五日いつかitsuka
6六日むいかmuika
7七日なのか、なぬかnanoka, nanuka
8八日ようかyōka
9九日ここのかkokonoka
10十日とおかtōka
11十一日じゅういちにちjūichinichi
12十二日じゅうににちjūninichi
13十三日じゅうさんにちjūsannichi
14十四日じゅうよっかjūyokka
15十五日じゅうごにちjūgonichi
16十六日じゅうろくにちjūrokunichi
17十七日じゅうしちにちjūshichinichi
18十八日じゅうはちにちjūhachinichi
19十九日じゅうくにちjūkunichi
20二十日はつかhatsuka
21二十一日にじゅういちにちnijūichinichi
22二十二日にじゅうににちnijūninichi
23二十三日にじゅうさんにちnijūsannichi
24二十四日にじゅうよっか、にじゅうよんにちnijūyokka, nijūyonnichi
25二十五日にじゅうごにちnijūgonichi
26二十六日にじゅうろくにちnijūrokunichi
27二十七日にじゅうしちにちnijūshichinichi
28二十八日にじゅうはちにちnijūhachinichi
29二十九日にじゅうくにちnijūkunichi
30三十日さんじゅうにち、みそかsanjūnichi, misoka
31三十一日さんじゅういちにちsanjūichinichi
100百日ひゃくにちhyakunichi
10,000一万日いちまんにちichimannichi
100,000,000一億日いちおくにちichiokunichi
00日零日ゼロにち、れいにちzeronichi, reinichi
?何日なんにちnannichi

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
にち
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on'yomi

From 二十 (nijū, twenty) +‎ (nichi, days).

Noun

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()(じゅう)(にち) (nijūnichi

  1. the twentieth day of the month
  2. twenty days

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN