日ひ当あたり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

sunlight exposure; sunny spot

Refers to how much sun a place gets, or a place that gets good sun. Common in real estate and gardening contexts.

この部屋へやは日ひ当あたりがいい。
This room gets plenty of sunlight.
日ひ当あたりの良よい場ば所しょに植うえてください。
Please plant it in a sunny spot.

noun

per day

Only when written 日当たり / 日当り

Used only with the kanji 日当たり or 日当り to mean 'per day', as in daily rates or allowances. Not related to sunlight.

日ひ当あたり１いち万まん円えんのアルバイト。
A part-time job paying 10,000 yen per day.
交こう通つう費ひは日ひ当あたり500円えんです。
Transportation expenses are 500 yen per day.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の日ひ当あたりが悪わるい(a place) doesn't get much sunlight
このアパートは日ひ当あたりが悪わるい。
This apartment doesn't get much sunlight.
日ひ当あたり〈数かず〉at a rate of ~ per day
日ひ当あたり8000円えんの賃ちん金ぎんをもらっている。
I earn wages at a rate of 8,000 yen per day.
〈物もの〉が日ひ当あたりを好このむ(a plant) prefers a sunny spot
このハーブは日ひ当あたりを好このむ。
This herb prefers a sunny location.

Expressions

日ひ当あたりの良よいsunny; well sunlit

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
当hit, right, appropriate
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive

Related words

日にっ照しょう sense 1
日当たり is the everyday word for how sunny a spot is, while 日照 (にっしょう) is the more technical term for hours of sunshine used in weather reports and building regulations.
日向ひなたN1
日向 names a sunny spot itself, whereas 陽当たり describes how much sunlight a place receives (its sun exposure).

Opposites

日ひ陰かげN2sense 1
日当たり describes how much sun a place gets, while 日陰 (ひかげ) is the shaded spot that gets little or no sun, its direct opposite.

Don't confuse with

日にっ当とうN1sense 2
日当たり (ひあたり) can casually mean a daily rate, while 日当 (にっとう) is the standard formal business term for a per diem or daily allowance, despite sharing the same first two kanji.

Built from

日ひ+当あたる

Written forms

日ひ当あたりUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and everyday use.
日ひあたりUsage7%
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Search-only variant.
日ひ当あたりUsage6%
Common variant with simplified okurigana.
陽ひ当あたりUsage3%
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Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.
陽ひ当あたりUsage3%
Uses 陽 (sunshine) to emphasize sunlight; less common than 日当たり.
陽ひあたりUsage2%
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Search-only variant.

Etymology

Compound of 日 (ひ, 'sun') + 当たり (あたり, nominalized form of 当たる 'to hit, shine on'). The 'per day' sense is a separate development using 日 (ひ, 'day') + 当たり (あたり, 'per, allocation').