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Nhật

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjectiveproper noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
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Nhật means Japanese.

Chinese characters: 日

Meanings of Nhật in English

Adjective

  1. Japanese
    • tiếng Nhậtthe Japanese language

Proper noun

  1. a male given name from Chinese
  2. abbreviation clipping of Nhật Bản or Nhật Bổn (“Japan”)
  3. in compounds Japano-; Nippo-; Japan

Words with Nhật

Example sentences with Nhật

  • Bạn ăn đồ Nhật lần nào chưa? Have you ever eaten Japanese food?
  • Anh ấy làm việc vào chủ nhật. He works Sundays.
  • Tôi cứ tưởng bạn là người Nhật. I thought you were Japanese.
  • Hôm nay là chủ nhật đúng không? Is today Sunday?
  • Người Nhật có ăn nhiều sushi không? Do the Japanese eat a lot of sushi?
  • Chủ Nhật quán có làm không? Are you open on Sunday?
  • Từ Chủ Nhật đã cứ mưa hoài rồi. It has been raining since Sunday.
  • Bạn đã bao giờ ăn đồ Nhật chưa? Have you ever eaten Japanese food?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 日.

Frequently asked questions

What does Nhật mean in English?

Nhật (adjective) means "Japanese".

How do you pronounce Nhật?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɲək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: nhật — heavy tone (nặng).

Is Nhật a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. Nhật is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 日.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.