一ひと日ひ

noun, adverb

one day; a single day

Dated noun/adverb for 'one day'. In modern Japanese, 一日 read いちにち is the usual word. ひとひ appears in classical or poetic contexts.

• ひとひの旅たび路じを終おえて、宿やどに着ついた。

  After a one-day journey, we arrived at the inn.

adverb, noun

all day long; the whole day

Dated adverb/noun for 'all day'. Modern Japanese uses 一日中 (いちにちじゅう) or 終日 (しゅうじつ). ひとひ in this sense is literary or old-fashioned.

• ひとひ庭にわで遊あそんで過すごした。

  We spent the whole day playing in the garden.

noun

first day of the month

Poetic noun for the first day of the month. In modern Japanese, 一日 read ついたち is the standard word. ひとひ is used in classical poetry or stylized writing.

• 弥生やよいのひとひ、花はなが咲さき始はじめた。

  On the first day of the third month, the flowers began to bloom.