How to Say ‘20th day; the 20th’ in Japanese
二十日
hatsu ka
[nee-joo kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [二十日] is another special date reading to memorize as a whole.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Dates like [二十日] are common in appointments, birthdays, and schedules, so they pay off quickly in real life.
Phrase Breakdown
二十
hatsu
[nee-joo]
twenty
The number twenty. In dates, 二十日 is read はつか.
二十日はやすみです。
The twentieth is a day off.
日
ka
[kah]
day
Used for days of the month; in 二十日 the full reading is irregular: はつか.
二十日にケーキを買います。
I buy a cake on the twentieth.
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