水曜日

すいようび

Wednesday

Mnemonic

Water 水 day, which is Mercury, and mercredi in French. Part-time work, that one: すいようび.

Built from

水

water

A stream, with the current drawn running down the middle.

曜

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.

日

sun, day

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

Words sharing these kanji

水 water 月曜日 Monday 火曜日 Tuesday 木曜日 Thursday 金曜日 Friday 土曜日 Saturday 日曜日 Sunday 日本語 Japanese language 毎日 every day 日本 Japan 明日 tomorrow 昨日 yesterday

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