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日曜日

にちようび

Sunday

Mnemonic

Sun 日 day, and English says exactly the same again. We went down to the sea: にちようび.

Worth knowing

月 and 日 bookend the week, moon at one end and sun at the other, in the same order English puts them.

Built from

sun, day
A pictograph, the sun with a mark in the middle.
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

Japanese language every day Japan tomorrow yesterday today day daily, every day today the other day, a few days ago Monday Tuesday

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