隔かく日じつ

also: かくにち

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

every other day; every second day

Used in formal or written contexts to describe events occurring on alternate days. In casual speech, 一日おき is more common.

Please take this medicine every other day.

会かい議ぎは隔かく日じつで開ひらかれる。

The meetings are held every second day.

隔かく日じつで〈動どう詞し〉to do something every other day
彼かの女じょは隔かく日じつでジムに通かよっている。
She goes to the gym every other day.
〈場ば所しょ〉に隔かく日じつで通かようto go to a place every other day
母ははは隔かく日じつで病びょう院いんに通かよっている。
My mother goes to the hospital every other day.

一いち日にち置おきN2
隔日 is a formal, often medical or official term for 'every other day', while 一日置き is the everyday equivalent.

毎まい日にちN5
毎日 means "every day," the direct opposite of 隔日, which means "every other day."

隔かく週しゅうN1
隔週 means "every other week," while 隔日 means "every other day"; the two are easily mixed up because of the shared 隔- prefix.
隔かく月げつN1
隔月 means "every other month," whereas 隔日 refers to alternating days, so don't confuse the time units despite the similar form.

隔日Usage100%
- かくじつ
  Standard kanji form; the reading かくじつ is the most common.
- かくにち
  Alternate reading; less common than かくじつ.
かくにち

Compound of 隔 (every other) and 日 (day). The reading かくじつ uses the on'yomi of both characters, while かくにち mixes on'yomi and kun'yomi.