---
title: "Riji Meaning: 日记 (rìjì) Means “diary”"
description: "日记 (traditional 日記, rìjì) means “diary; journal”. Hear its tones, see what 日 and 记 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/riji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 日记 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

日记 rìjì

## diary; journal

## Its characters

1. 日 rì day
2. 记 jì record

## In a sentence

我每天晚上都写日记。 I write in my diary every night.

里面有坏掉的耳机、朋友写的卡片，还有一本**日记**，只有七天的内容。

From [我的房间 · My Room](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/my-room#library-word-239-241)

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## More words with 日 or 记

- [标记 biāojì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoji)
- [笔记 bǐjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biji)
- [笔记本 bǐjìběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bijiben)
- [次日 cìrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciri)
- [当日 dāngrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangri)
- [登记 dēngjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengji)
- [工作日 gōngzuòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuori)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [记得 jìde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jide)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)

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