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木曜日

もくようび

Thursday

Mnemonic

Wood 木 day, which is Jupiter, and jeudi. No work at all on that one: もくようび.

Built from

tree, wood
A pictograph, a trunk with branches spread above it and roots spread below.
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

tree Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday Japanese language every day Japan tomorrow yesterday

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