WORD DETAIL
某日
ぼうじつ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
某日is read asぼうじつand can mean “a certain day” or “one day”, depending on context. - Basic usage: The examples show a particular day recorded in a diary and an unspecified autumn day when a parcel arrived.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing senses and uses
- It is a literary way to withhold the exact date and say a certain day, using
某as in某氏for an unnamed person.
- It is a literary way to withhold the exact date and say a certain day, using

