What does 日 (hi | ひ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

ローマは一日にして成らず。
rōma wa ichi nichi ni shi te nara zu.
Rome wasn't built in a day.

毎日お昼ご飯を作っているよ。
mainichi ohiru gohan o tsukutte iru yo.
I make lunch every day.

今日は不燃物のゴミの日です。
kyō wa funen butsu no gomi no hi desu.
Today is a non-burnable rubbish day.

私は一日に100ユーロ稼ぎます。
watashi wa ichi nichi ni 100 yūro kasegi masu.
I make €100 a day. | I make 100 euros per day.

一日に何回鏡で自分を見ているの？
ichi nichi ni nan kai kyō de jibun o mi te iru no?
How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

いつも何曜日なら空いていますか？
itsumo nani yōbi nara ai te i masu ka?
What day are you usually free?

あの日が私の人生で最高の日だった。
ano hi ga watashi no jinsei de saikō no hi datta.
That was the best day of my life.

この日はただ時間とお金の無駄だった。
kono hi wa tada jikan to okane no muda datta.
This day was just a waste of time and money.

そこに一日中ただ立っているつもりかい？
soko ni ichi nichi chū tada tatte iru tsumori kai?
Are you just going to stand there all day?

只今、僕は旅立ちの日に向けて修業中です。
tadaima, boku wa tabidachi no hi ni muke te shūgyū chū desu.
Right now I'm training in preparation for the day we set off.

窓から日が沈むのを見ることができるだろう。
mado kara hi ga shizumu no o miru koto ga dekiru daro u.
We could see the sunset from the window. | You can see the sun setting from the window.

土日月の午前１０時半から午後４時まで開館。
do jitsugetsu no gozen ichi zero jihan kara gogo yon ji made kaikan.
Open from 10:30am to 4pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon.

丸一日オンラインで君を見ないなんてびっくりだよ。
maru ichi nichi onrain de kimi o mi nai nante bikkuri da yo.
It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.

最初は別々だったんですがある日一緒行き帰りするようになりました。
saisho wa betsubetsu dattan desu ga aru hi issho yukikaeri suru yō ni nari mashi ta.
At first we used to go separately, but one day we started going and returning together.

おそらく自分には半覚醒の時間があり、そのため１日を短く感じている。
osoraku jibun ni wa han kakusei no jikan ga ari, sono tame ichi nichi o mijikaku kanji te iru.
It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.

そして、つい先日迄、暗い感じだったのに、どこにもかしこにも花、花、花。
soshite, tsui senjitsu made, kurai kanji datta noni, doko ni mo kashiko ni mo hana, hana, hana.
Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.

日本ではリング状のものが早くから普及したため「避妊リング」と呼ばれることも多い。
nippon de wa ringu jō no mono ga hayakukara fukyū shi ta tame ' hinin ringu ' to yoba reru koto mo ōi.
In Japan the ring shaped ones came into use first so they're also often called "contraceptive rings".

ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。
aru hi, yūjin kara ' ī hanashi ga aru kara awa nai ka ' to denwa ga ari, yūjin no ie e dekake mashi ta.
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.

そのため、いつも清新な雰囲気に包まれますが、今回もその通りの充実した一日となりました。
sono tame, itsumo seishin na funiki ni tsutsuma re masu ga, konkai mo sono tōri no jūjitsu shi ta ichi nichi to nari mashi ta.
For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.

	The Japanese word
	日
	is pronounced
	hi \| ひ
	means
	sun, day (also pronounced にち)

	Examples:
	ローマは一日にして成らず。 rōma wa ichi nichi ni shi te nara zu. Rome wasn't built in a day.
	毎日お昼ご飯を作っているよ。 mainichi ohiru gohan o tsukutte iru yo. I make lunch every day.
	今日は不燃物のゴミの日です。 kyō wa funen butsu no gomi no hi desu. Today is a non-burnable rubbish day.
	私は一日に100ユーロ稼ぎます。 watashi wa ichi nichi ni 100 yūro kasegi masu. I make €100 a day. \| I make 100 euros per day.
	一日に何回鏡で自分を見ているの？ ichi nichi ni nan kai kyō de jibun o mi te iru no? How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
	いつも何曜日なら空いていますか？ itsumo nani yōbi nara ai te i masu ka? What day are you usually free?
	あの日が私の人生で最高の日だった。 ano hi ga watashi no jinsei de saikō no hi datta. That was the best day of my life.
	この日はただ時間とお金の無駄だった。 kono hi wa tada jikan to okane no muda datta. This day was just a waste of time and money.
	そこに一日中ただ立っているつもりかい？ soko ni ichi nichi chū tada tatte iru tsumori kai? Are you just going to stand there all day?
	只今、僕は旅立ちの日に向けて修業中です。 tadaima, boku wa tabidachi no hi ni muke te shūgyū chū desu. Right now I'm training in preparation for the day we set off.
	窓から日が沈むのを見ることができるだろう。 mado kara hi ga shizumu no o miru koto ga dekiru daro u. We could see the sunset from the window. \| You can see the sun setting from the window.
	土日月の午前１０時半から午後４時まで開館。 do jitsugetsu no gozen ichi zero jihan kara gogo yon ji made kaikan. Open from 10:30am to 4pm on Sat, Sun, and Mon.
	丸一日オンラインで君を見ないなんてびっくりだよ。 maru ichi nichi onrain de kimi o mi nai nante bikkuri da yo. It almost scared me not to see you online for a whole day.
	最初は別々だったんですがある日一緒行き帰りするようになりました。 saisho wa betsubetsu dattan desu ga aru hi issho yukikaeri suru yō ni nari mashi ta. At first we used to go separately, but one day we started going and returning together.
	おそらく自分には半覚醒の時間があり、そのため１日を短く感じている。 osoraku jibun ni wa han kakusei no jikan ga ari, sono tame ichi nichi o mijikaku kanji te iru. It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.
	そして、つい先日迄、暗い感じだったのに、どこにもかしこにも花、花、花。 soshite, tsui senjitsu made, kurai kanji datta noni, doko ni mo kashiko ni mo hana, hana, hana. Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
	日本ではリング状のものが早くから普及したため「避妊リング」と呼ばれることも多い。 nippon de wa ringu jō no mono ga hayakukara fukyū shi ta tame ' hinin ringu ' to yoba reru koto mo ōi. In Japan the ring shaped ones came into use first so they're also often called "contraceptive rings".
	ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。 aru hi, yūjin kara ' ī hanashi ga aru kara awa nai ka ' to denwa ga ari, yūjin no ie e dekake mashi ta. One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house.
	そのため、いつも清新な雰囲気に包まれますが、今回もその通りの充実した一日となりました。 sono tame, itsumo seishin na funiki ni tsutsuma re masu ga, konkai mo sono tōri no jūjitsu shi ta ichi nichi to nari mashi ta. For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org