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The meaning of mainichi (毎日) in Japanese and how to use it

This article will give you all of the knowledge you need on the Japanese word mainichi, including its Japanese definition and translation, example sentences, related expressions and more!

What does mainichi mean?

The Japanese word mainichi or mai nichi (毎日、まいにち) means every day or each day. Mai (kanji: 毎) stands for every, while nichi (日) means day.

On a side note, the Mainichi Shimbun is said to be Japan’s oldest daily newspaper.

Below, we take a look at some examples of how you can use mainichi in Japanese in a sentence.

To make it easier for you, I have written each sentence in full Japanese kanji on the first line, followed by roman letters (romaji), and hiragana, with the English meaning coming last. I have also highlighted the new word in bold.

Example sentences using mainichi

Mainichi means every day in Japanese.

毎日散歩に行きます。
Mainichi sanpo ni ikimasu.
まいにちさんぽにいきます。
I go on a walk every day.

イギリス人は毎日お茶を飲むの？
Igirisu jin wa mainichi ocha wo nomu no?
いぎりすじんはまいにちおちゃをのむの？
Do British people drink tea every day?

彼は毎日英語を勉強する。
Kare wa mainichi eigo wo benkyou suru.
かれはまいにちえいごをべんきょうする。
He studies English each day.

お父さんは毎日新聞を読む。
Otousan wa mainichi shimbun wo yomu.
おとうさんはまいにちしんぶんをよむ。
My dad reads the newspaper every day.

Maiasa = Every morning

Maiasa or mai asa (毎朝) means every morning. The nichi part of mainichi is replaced with asa (朝), the Japanese word for morning, to make the word mainichi. You use it in pretty much the same way as mainichi.

私は毎朝コーヒを飲みます。
Watashi wa maiasa koohi wo nomimasu.
わたしはまいあさこーひをのみます。
I drink coffee every morning.

毎朝ジョギングをすれば痩せるはず。
Maiasa jyogingu wo sureba yaseru hazu.
まいあさじょぎんぐをすればやせるはず。
You should lose weight if you jog every morning.

Related expressions

Nichijou is a bit similar to mainichi, but it is used differently. Nichijou means daily or everyday. You can check out my article on it here.

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