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土曜日

どようび

Saturday

Mnemonic

Earth 土 day, which is Saturn, and English kept that one whole and unchanged. The club, that night: どようび.

Built from

earth, soil
A mound of earth drawn as a heap sitting on the line of the ground.
day of the week
日 the sun on the left with feathers and a bird above it. It marks the seven days, one for each of the old heavenly bodies.
sun, day
A pictograph, the sun with a mark in the middle.

Words sharing these kanji

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday Japanese language every day Japan tomorrow yesterday today

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