なんにち

[何日] ①［日数］

¶今からクリスマスまであと～か数える

calculate how many days there are from now to Christmas

¶彼女の命は～もつだろうか

How many days will her life endure?

¶～も続けて雨が降った

It rained for days together.

¶～も泳ぎや釣りでのんびりと午後を過した

I whiled away many afternoons swimming and fishing.

②［日付］

¶今日は～ですか

What's the date today ［today's date］? ; What date is this? ; What day of the month is it today? ; What's today? 《◆単に What day is it today? では「今日は何曜日」の意が普通》.

何日
what day
how many days

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なんにち【何日】

①［日数］

¶今からクリスマスまであと～か数える

calculate how many days there are from now to Christmas

¶彼女の命は～もつだろうか

How many days will her life endure?

¶～も続けて雨が降った

It rained for days together.

¶～も泳ぎや釣りでのんびりと午後を過した

I whiled away many afternoons swimming and fishing.

②［日付］

¶今日は～ですか

What's the date today ［today's date］?; What date is this?; What day of the month is it today?; What's today? 《◆単に What day is it today? では「今日は何曜日」の意が普通》.

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なんにち【何日】

1 〔日数〕 how many days; how long.

●何日でも, 何日間でも for any number of days; for as many days as 《you like》

・何日でも居たいだけ居てください. Please stay here for as many days as you like.

●何日も滞在した. I stayed there for many days.

・何日も何日も雨は降りつづいた. It continued raining for days and days.

●熱は何日続いたの? How many days did the fever last?

・昔は江戸から京都まで行くのに十何日かかった. In the past, it took some ten-odd days to go from Edo to Kyoto.

2 〔いつの日〕 what day.

●新学期は何日からですか. When [On what date] will the new (school) term begin?

●ご到着が何日になるかお知らせください. Please let me know what day you'll arrive.

●今日は何日ですか. What day of the month is this? | What's the date today? | 《米》 What date (is it) today?

・お誕生日は 4 月の何日でしたっけ? Now what day in April was your birthday?