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はちか【二十日・２０日】 : hachika | define meaning

hachika

Pronunciation: [hat͡ɕika]

Definition

Noun

The twentieth (day of the month)
1. はちかそーぐゎち【二十日正月】
  hachika soogwachi
  "The twentieth day of the New Year"
Twenty days

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はつか【二十日】 hatsuka "the twentieth (day of the month); twenty days".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「はつィか」二十日（ハツカ）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	二十日２０日
Kana	はちか
Romanization	hachika
Pronunciation (IPA)	[hat͡ɕika]

意味：はつか【二十日・２０日】

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二十日

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 18). はちか【二十日・２０日】 : hachika | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, July 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/926/hachika/.