正日 zhèngrì the day itself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 金正日 jīnzhèngrì Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), the former leader of North Korea who ruled from 1994 to 2011正日子 zhèngrìzi actual day the actual day of an event, such as a wedding or a birthday, as opposed to the preceding period of preparation