一日(ついたち)— the first day of the month
一日 は 休み です。
The first is a day off.
一日ついたち
the first day of the month
ついたち
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Words
一日ichinichithe first day of the month
はwa(topic marker)
休みyasumiday off
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
一イチ・ イツ・ ひと(つ)one
日ニチ・ ジツ・ ひday; sun
With the reading ついたち, 一日 means the first day of a month. Learn this calendar reading as a whole word. It does not mean “all day” here.
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