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Dates 

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The basic rule for dates is number + nichi. For example, juuichi-nichi (11th), juuni-nichi (12th), nijuugo-nichi (25th) and so on. However, 1st~10th, 14th, 20th and 24th are irregular.

tsuitachi
一日
1st
futsuka
二日
2nd
mikka
三日
3rd
yokka
四日
4th
itsuka
五日
5th
muika
六日
6th
nanoka
七日
7th
youka
八日
8th
kokonoka
九日
9th
tooka
十日
10th
juuyokka
十四日
14th
hatsuka
二十日
20th
nijuuyokka
二十四日
24th

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