Pattern: [designated Chinese character] + 曜日

pronunciation of 曜日

Japanese: [you.bi] ようび　　　　　　　　Korean: [yo-il] 요일

 

 

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Sunday　　日曜日

日　meaning: day, sun

Japanese: にちようび [nichi.you.bi]          Korean: 일요일 [i-lyo-il]

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Monday　月曜日

月　meaning: month, moon

Japanese: げつようび [getsu.you.bi]          Korean: 월요일 [wŏ-lyo-il]

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Tuesday　　火曜日

火　meaning: fire

Japanese: かようび [ka.you.bi]          Korean: 화요일 [hwa-yo-il]

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Wednesday　水曜日

水　meaning: water

Japanese: すいようび [sui.you.bi]          Korean: 수요일 [su-yo-il]

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Thursday　　木曜日

木　meaning: tree, wood

Japanese: もくようび [moku.you.bi]          Korean: 목요일 [mok-yo-il]

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Friday　　金曜日

金　meaning: gold

Japanese: きんようび [kin.you.bi]          Korean: 금요일 [kŭm-yo-il]

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Saturday　土曜日

土　meaning: soil, earth, ground

Japanese: どようび [do.you.bi]          Korean: 토요일 [t’o-yo-il]

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Chinese character images:

credits to: http://www.sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/icampus/u/akanji.jsp; http://kanji.sljfaq.org/kanjivg.html

 

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