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Before we get to Japanese, let's talk about how English got its days of the week. In Latin, the days of the week were Sun-day, Moon-day, Mars-day, Mercury-day, Jupiter-day, Venus-day, and Saturn-day. They literally took the names of the sun, moon, and five visibile planets to give names to the days. In many Latin-based languages Saturn-day was ...
The Days of the Week & the Planets. In this article we are going to look at the names of the days of the week in Japanese. Not only are these names essential beginners’ vocabulary items, but they also provide a good way to learn some basic kanji.
They included nichiyō (日曜) (the solar luminary), getsuyō (月曜) (the lunar), and the five planets with "-yō" replacing "-sei" ("star") in their names. The names of these Seven Luminaries were obvious translations for the original Western weekday names.
8 lut 2024 · There are a few facts to know which explain the origins of the Japanese names for each day of the week. The seven days of the week relate to seven celestial bodies in our solar system – the moon, the sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn !
14 lis 2022 · Each planet (except for Earth) ends with 星 (せい) which means planet. The stand-alone kun reading for “planet” is 「ほし」. Like the days of the week in Japanese, the first few planets (except earth) use the elements water, gold, fire, wood, and dirt.
Discover the names of the planets in Japanese and enrich your vocabulary! Explore the beauty of language and astronomy with our practical and engaging guide. Click and learn now!
