How to Say ‘The 20th (of the month)’ in Japanese
二十日
hatsu ka
[HAHTS kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Said (hatsuka), a one-off special word. The other twenties use regular numbers, as in 二十一日 (nijūichinichi).
Phrase Breakdown
二十
hatsu
[HAHTS]
twenty
The number twenty; in dates the whole word is read specially as 'hatsuka' (the 20th).
二十日に試験があります。
There's an exam on the 20th.
日
ka
[kah]
day (of the month)
Day suffix read 'ka' in 'hatsuka', the 20th.
二十日は誕生日です。
The 20th is my birthday.
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