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金曜日

きんようび

Friday

Mnemonic

Metal 金 day, which is Venus, and vendredi. Out with friends that night: きんようび.

Built from

gold, money, metal
Two nuggets buried in the earth under a cover. The metal you dig for, and the money it becomes.
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

money money Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday Japanese language every day Japan tomorrow

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