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   How do you say a day of the week in Japanese?

   • Just like in English, the word for each day of the week ends with dayようび（youbi). If you’re a beginner and you hear “youbi,” then you know that whoever is talking said something about a day of the week in Japanese. The English word “day” is expressed with the Japanese wordようび (youbi/ yōbi). It comes from the Chinese character 曜日.

   Days of the Week in Japanese – Your Complete Guide

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   What is a Chinese name for a day?

   • The first Chinese character in the name of each day is a simple concept linked with an elemental force of nature such as fire, wood, water, etc. The final character 日 hi , here pronounced bi, means 'sun' or 'day'. The middle character 曜 yō , though familiar to Japanese speakers through its use in the days of the week, is relatively obscure.

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   Where did the Japanese days of the week come from?

   • Let’s take a closer look at each day and the origin of its name. Just like in other languages, the days of the week in Japanese are related to astronomy and mythology and originate in ancient China. The second character, 曜 (よう, yō), gives clues to the origins of these words.

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   When did Japan start naming the days of the week?

   • When they came under pressure to harmonise their working calendar with the West in the latter half of the 19th century, the Japanese turned to this old system to name the days of the week, officially adopting them in 1876. After this the names gradually came into general use in Japan (Note: The crucial step).

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   Apr 15, 2021 · Each day of the week is named after a combination of Chinese philosophies of yin-yang and the 5 Taoist elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water). Monday in Japanese It is written as 月曜日 in Kanji, which translates to “Moon Day” in English.

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   Jan 9, 2024 · Just like in other languages, the days of the week in Japanese are related to astronomy and mythology and originate in ancient China. The second character, 曜 (よう, yō), gives clues to the origins of these words. In Mandarin Chinese, 曜 means “shining body” or “luminary.”

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   Yōbi ( 曜日 ) is, to all intents and purposes, a single expression meaning 'day of the week'. Yet the key to understanding the names of the days of the week lies in that obscure second character 曜 yō . Pronounced yào in Mandarin Chinese, 曜 means 'sunlight' or 'luminary; shining body'.

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   Oct 9, 2023 · Contents. Days of the Week in Japanese. 月曜日 (げつようび) — Monday. 火曜日 (かようび) — Tuesday. 水曜日 (すいようび) — Wednesday. 木曜日 (もくようび) — Thursday. 金曜日 (きんようび) — Friday. 曜日 (どようび) — Saturday. 日曜日 (にちようび) — Sunday. More About the Japanese Days of the Week. Other Words for Days of the Week. And One More Thing...

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   The Latin-Chinese (and thus Latin-Japanese) names for celestial bodies were known by the end of the 1600s and when the 7-day week was introduced, Japanese speakers adopted a translation of those celestial bodies assigned to days of the week. It was a European concept and they just used European names.

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   Aug 9, 2021 · Monday: 月曜日, getsuyoubi. Tuesday: 火曜日, kayoubi. Wednesday: 水曜日, suiyoubi. Thursday: 木曜日, mokuyoubi. Friday: 金曜日, kinyoubi. Saturday: 土曜日, doyoubi. In this simple guide, you’ll learn how to write the days of the week in Japanese and easy ways to remember them. I’ll also share the origin of the words and their kanji meaning.

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   Mar 12, 2020 · The second two kanji, 曜日 (yōbi), mean “day of the week” in Japanese and they work the same way that “day” does in English for our names (Mon day, Tues day, etc.) This means that all you have to do is memorize this one word, and then combine it with any of the other seven. The first one is 月 which means “moon” in Japanese.