にち Sun(day)

[Zareza]

Hello,

Is it correct to say that the word にち nichi /'ni.tʃɪ:/ means in the same time sun, day and Sunday?

Thank you

 

[SoLaTiDoberman]

Sunday： 日曜日（nichi-yo-bi) or 日（nichi)
Day：日 (hi) or (nichi)
Sun: お日さま（o-hi-sama)、太陽 (taiyou)
Sunshine: 日(hi), 日光(nikko)
The day of the week: 曜日（yo-bi)

 

[Flaminius]

にち nichi /'ni.tʃɪ:/

In order to avoid confusion by grossing over the details you are interested, I will give my transcription with a narrow notation:
にち [nít͡ɕì]
The second vowel is not marked long. In fact, I and U in this position are very susceptible to devoicing.

 

[gengo]

Is it correct to say that the word にち nichi /'ni.tʃɪ:/ means in the same time sun, day and Sunday?

Yes, the meaning was borrowed from the Western calendar when Japan adopted that calendar in 1872. Previously, Japan used a ten-day week.

Also the same are Monday (= moon day) and 月曜日, and Saturday (= Saturn's day) and 土曜日 (the planet Saturn is 土星).

The other four days in English come from Old English god names: Tuesday (Tiw's day), Wednesday (Oden's day), Thursday (Thor's day), and Friday (Frige's day).

 

[Zareza]

Thank you all!