These are "Kanji that symbolize a day of the week" of Japanese element symbols.
The word that symbolized each day of the week has another meaning too.
Moreover, each word has "onyomi " and "kunyomi ".
Refer to the word enumerated in the example.
1 Monday, The moon 
getsu, gatsu 
tsuki
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 月曜日 | getsu-yobi |
| August | 八月 | hachi-gatsu |
| Three hundred | 満月 | man-getsu |
| Date of birth | 生年月日 | se-nen-gappi |
| Every month | 毎月 | mai-tsuki |
| The moon, month | 月 | tsuki |
| One month | ひと月 | hito-tsuki |
| Two month | ふた月 | futa-tsuki |
2 Tuesday, Fire ka hi,bi
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 火曜日 | ka-yobi |
| Fire | 火 | hi |
| Ignition | 引火/点火/発火 | in-ka/ten-ka/hakka |
| Spark | 火花 | hi-bana |
| Fireworks | 花火 | hana-bi |
| Fireball | 火の玉 | hi-[no]-tama |
| Sea of flame | 火の海 | hi-[no]-umi |
| Charcoal fire | 炭火 | sumi-bi |
3 Wednesday, Water sui mizu
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 水曜日 | sui-yobi |
| Water | 水 | mizu |
| Swim,Swimming | 水泳 | sui-ei |
| Flood | 洪水 | ko-zui |
| Seawater | 海水 | kai-sui |
| Light blue | 水色 | mizu-iro |
| Waterfowl | 水鳥 | mizu-dori |
| Polka dots | 水玉模様 | mizu-tama-moyo |
4 Thursday, Tree boku, moku ki, ko
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 木曜日 | moku-yobi |
| Wooden sword | 木刀 | boku-to |
| Tree | 木 | ki |
| Xylophone | 木琴 | mokkin |
| Tree lined road | 並木道 | namiki-michi |
| Grove | 木立ち | koda [chi] |
| the shade of a tree | 木陰 | ko-kage |
5 Friday, Gold, Money kin, kon, gon kane, kana
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 金曜日 | kin-yobi |
| Gold / Money | 金 | kin/kane |
| Metal | 金属 | kin-zoku |
| Gold | 金色 | kin-iro/kon-jiki |
| Safe/Strongbox | 金庫 | kin-ko |
| Gold | 黄金 | oh-gon |
| rich person | 金持ち | kane-mo [chi] |
| Hammer | 金づち | kana-zuchi |
6 Saturday, Soil do,to tsuchi
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 土曜日 | do-yobi |
| Soil | 土 | tsuchi |
| Saturday and Sunday | 土日 | do-nichi |
| the last minute | 土壇場 | dotan-ba |
| muddy brown/pale/gray | 土気色 | tsuchi-ke-iro |
| the arch of the foot | 土踏まず | tsuchi-fu [mazu] |
7 Sunday, Day nichi, jitsu hi, bi, ka
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 日曜日 | nichi-yobi |
| a day | 日 | hi |
| Diary | 日記 | nikki |
| Holiday | 休日 | kyu-jitsu |
| sunset | 日暮れ | higure |
| Anniversary | 記念日 | kinen-bi |
| Hangover | 二日酔い | futsuka-yo [i] |
| The fourth day | 四日目 | yokka-me |
8 There is no English translation about this character.
yo none
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| A day of the week | 曜日 | yo-bi |
| Monday | 月曜日 | getsu-yobi |
| Tuesday | 火曜日 | ka-yobi |
| Wednesday | 水曜日 | sui-yobi |
| Thursday | 木曜日 | moku-yobi |
| Friday | 金曜日 | kin-yobi |
| Saturday | 土曜日 | do-yobi |
| Sunday | 日曜日 | nichi-yobi |
This character is used only for showing a day of the week.
But, there is a case where this character is used for the name of a person.
It is used even if in that case by a considerably special pronunciation.
For instance, there is a name of a person of "Akira" for which only this character is used.
Let's practice writing the Japanese Kanji symbols
The Practice notebook of Japanese Kanji.
Please trace on Kanji in numerical order.
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