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In the previous article, we went over the months of the year in Japanese!
Months >>
We checked that the numbers are used to say the months in Japanese.
In this article, we will study how to say the days of the week!
The numbers are not used for the days of the week.
They are related to the names of planets!
Please see the table below:
| English | Hiragana | Romaji | Kanji |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | げつ ようび | ge tsu yo u bi | 月曜日 |
| Tuesday | か ようび | ka yo u bi | 火曜日 |
| Wednesday | すい ようび | su i yo u bi | 水曜日 |
| Thursday | もく ようび | mo ku yo u bi | 木曜日 |
| Friday | きん ようび | ki n yo u bi | 金曜日 |
| Saturday | ど ようび | do yo u bi | 土曜日 |
| Sunday | にち ようび | ni chi yo u bi | 日曜日 |
If you want to memorize the words above, please use this video!
After remembering the table above, I recommend you to check your memory by using these quizzes:
Japanese Vocabulary Quiz - Days Of The Week >>
Japanese Kanji Quiz - Days Of The Week >>
If you don't know what Hiragana and Kanji are, please check the article below:
Types of Japanese characters >>
If you don't know Romaji, please check the article below:
Romaji >>
In the next article, let's talk about how we should say the time of the day in Japanese!
Japanese Vocabulary Quiz - Days Of The Week >>
Japanese Kanji Quiz - Days Of The Week >>
If you don't know what Hiragana and Kanji are, please check the article below:
Types of Japanese characters >>
If you don't know Romaji, please check the article below:
Romaji >>
'ようび (yo u bi)' means the days of the week.
Each name of the day is corresponding with the name of planet!
| English | Hiragana | Kanji | Planet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | げつ | 月 | Moon |
| Tuesday | か | 火 | Mars |
| Wednesday | すい | 水 | Mercury |
| Thursday | もく | 木 | Jupiter |
| Friday | きん | 金 | Venus |
| Saturday | ど | 土 | Saturn |
| Sunday | にち | 日 | Sun |
If you want to talk about planets, '-sei' should be added to か, すい,もく,きん, and ど.
('Sei' means 'star'.)
かせい (ka-sei) -> Mars
すいせい (sui-sei) -> Mercury
もくせい (moku-sei) -> Jupiter
きんせい (kin-sei) -> Venus
どせい (do-sei) -> Saturn
Probably, you will not have so many opportunities to talk about planets in Japanese.
However, I think it's good for you to remember that Japanese days of the week correspond with the names of planets!
In the next article, let's talk about how we should say the time of the day in Japanese!
I hope this article helps you study Japanese!
Thank you for reading!
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