Japanese On’yomi & Sino-Korean: no. 4: The Days of the Week

Pattern: [designated Chinese character] + 曜日

pronunciation of 曜日

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

bi bi youyou

 

 

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Sunday  日曜日

日 meaning: day, sun

biJapanese: 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

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

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Tuesday  火曜日

火 meaning: fire

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

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Wednesday 水曜日

水 meaning: water

suiJapanese: 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

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

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Friday  金曜日

金 meaning: gold

kinJapanese: 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

doJapanese: 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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