日ひ取どり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

fixed date; appointed day

Refers to a date that has been set or chosen for an event, meeting, or deadline.

会かい議ぎの日ひ取どりは来らい週しゅうの水

すい

曜よう

日び

に

決き

まり

まし

た

。

The meeting date has been set for next Wednesday.

結けっ婚こん式しきの日ひ取どりを早はやく決きめなければならない。

We need to decide on the wedding date soon.

Usage patterns

日ひ取どりを決きめるto set/decide the date (for an event)
結けっ婚こん式しきの日ひ取どりを決きめた。
We decided on the date for the wedding.
日ひ取どりが決きまるfor the date to be settled/fixed
会かい議ぎの日ひ取どりがまだ決きまっていない。
The date for the meeting hasn't been set yet.
日ひ取どりを変へん更こうするto change the scheduled date
台たい風ふうのため、日ひ取どりを変へん更こうした。
We changed the date because of the typhoon.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
取take, fetch, take up

Related words

日にっ程ていN3
日程 refers to a schedule or itinerary covering one or more events, while 日取り specifically means the single fixed date chosen for one event.
期き日じつN1
期日 is a deadline or due date carrying a sense of obligation, whereas 日取り is a neutral term for a date that has simply been chosen.
日にち時じN3
日時 specifies both the date and the time of an event, while 日取り refers only to the date itself.

Don't confuse with

日ひ付づけN3
日付 is the calendar date written or stamped on something (like today's date), while 日取り is a date deliberately chosen or arranged for an event.

Built from

日ひ+取とる

Written forms

日ひ取どりUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
日ひどりUsage12%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 日 (hi, 'day') and 取り (tori, 'taking'), from the verb 取る (toru, 'to take'). Literally 'day-taking', referring to the act of selecting a date.