Word Detail

The Japanese word 日付 (ひづけ) refers to "date" or "the date" in English. It's used to specify a particular day, month, and year. It can also refer to the act of dating or assigning a date. The word focuses on when something happened or will happen. ⚫︎ It is a noun.

⚫︎今日の日付は何ですか？ Translation: What is today's date? ⚫︎レポートの日付を書いてください。 Translation: Please write the date on the report. ⚫︎この手紙の日付はいつですか？ Translation: When is the date on this letter?

You use 日付 when you need to specify the day, month, and year. ⚫︎It's common to see it on documents, letters, forms, and calendars. ⚫︎You can use it in questions about specific dates. ⚫︎It can be used to describe the act of dating something, but is more commonly used to refer to the date itself.

⚫︎日付 is typically written with the kanji 日付. ⚫︎The reading is ひづけ in hiragana. ⚫︎There is no other way to write 日付. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな) is part of the Kanji spelling.

⚫︎There are no direct synonyms that mean the exact same thing as "date." ⚫︎However, words related to time or specific dates might be used in a similar context, such as: ⚫︎日時 (にちじ) - Time and date ⚫︎年月日 (ねんがっぴ) - Year, month, and day ⚫︎期日 (きじつ) - Due date; fixed date

⚫︎There isn't a direct antonym for 日付. ⚫︎However, words relating to time, such as "never" or phrases expressing timelessness, could be considered opposites in a conceptual sense.

この書類の日付は2024年5月15日です。 ・Translation: The date on this document is May 15, 2024. ・Explanation: This sentence provides the date of a particular document, using 日付 to specify which date is being referenced.

会議の日付はまだ決まっていません。 ・Translation: The date of the meeting hasn't been decided yet. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 日付 to indicate the specific date of the meeting that hasn't been finalized.

日付 is made up of two kanji: ⚫︎日 (ひ) - "day" or "sun" ⚫︎付 (つけ/づけ) - "to attach," "to add," or "to be attached to." This is why there is the reading of づけ. Putting them together, 日付 means "day attached to something" or "the day connected to an event".