In Japanese, "diary" is 日記 (nikki). It is a noun pronounced "nee-kkee".
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日記 is written in kanji. Romanised as nikki, it sounds roughly like "nee-kkee" to an English ear.
新しい日記を買いました。
Atarashii Nikki wo kaimashita.
I bought a new diary.
Nikki (日記) is the Japanese word for diary. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam日記 is romanised as nikki. Say it roughly like "nee-kkee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
日記 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
日記 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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