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Let's | Let's learn the days of the week in Japanese compared to several other languages. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Kanji | !Kanji | ||
!Hiragana | !Hiragana | ||
!Romaji | !Romaji | ||
!French | |||
!English | |||
!Meaning | !Meaning | ||
!Relation | !Relation | ||
|- | |- | ||
|日曜日 | |日曜日 | ||
|にちようび | |にちようび | ||
|Nichiyoubi | |Nichiyoubi | ||
|Dimanche | |||
|Sunday | |||
|Day of the Sun | |Day of the Sun | ||
|Sun | |Sun | ||
|- | |- | ||
|月曜日 | |月曜日 | ||
|げつようび | |げつようび | ||
|Getsuyoubi | |Getsuyoubi | ||
|Lundi | |||
|Monday | |||
|Day of the Moon | |Day of the Moon | ||
|Moon | |Moon | ||
|- | |- | ||
|火曜日 | |火曜日 | ||
|かようび | |かようび | ||
|Kayoubi | |Kayoubi | ||
|Mardi | |||
|Tuesday | |||
|Day of fire | |Day of fire | ||
|Mars | |Mars | ||
|- | |- | ||
|水曜日 | |水曜日 | ||
|すいようび | |すいようび | ||
|Suiyoubi | |Suiyoubi | ||
|Mercredi | |||
|Wednesday | |||
|Day of water | |Day of water | ||
|Mercury | |Mercury | ||
|- | |- | ||
|木曜日 | |木曜日 | ||
|もくようび | |もくようび | ||
|Mokuyoubi | |Mokuyoubi | ||
|Jeudi | |||
|Thursday | |||
|Day of wood | |Day of wood | ||
|Jupiter | |Jupiter | ||
|- | |- | ||
|金曜日 | |金曜日 | ||
|きにようび | |きにようび | ||
|Kinyoubi | |Kinyoubi | ||
|Vendredi | |||
|Friday | |||
|Day of gold | |Day of gold | ||
|Venus | |Venus | ||
|- | |- | ||
|土曜日 | |土曜日 | ||
|どようび | |どようび | ||
|Doyoubi | |Doyoubi | ||
|Samedi | |||
|Saturday | |||
|Day of | |Day of | ||
|Saturn | |Saturn | ||
|} | |} | ||
In every languages, meaning is the same even if source may differ a little. In fact, some use | In every languages, the meaning is the same even if source may differ a little. | ||
In fact, some use Scandinavian mythology, other use Antic Greece mythology and yet others use the Roman mythology. | |||
However, there is always as an equivalence. | |||
In some countries like | In some countries like South East Asia or countries with English influence, the week starts with Sunday and not Monday! | ||
Follow the link to learn about [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Japanese/Vocabulary/Astronomy "days and planets names"] which could be related to this article. | Follow the link to learn about [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Japanese/Vocabulary/Astronomy "days and planets names"] which could be related to this article. | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 6 February 2021
Let's learn the days of the week in Japanese compared to several other languages.
| Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | French | English | Meaning | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日曜日 | にちようび | Nichiyoubi | Dimanche | Sunday | Day of the Sun | Sun |
| 月曜日 | げつようび | Getsuyoubi | Lundi | Monday | Day of the Moon | Moon |
| 火曜日 | かようび | Kayoubi | Mardi | Tuesday | Day of fire | Mars |
| 水曜日 | すいようび | Suiyoubi | Mercredi | Wednesday | Day of water | Mercury |
| 木曜日 | もくようび | Mokuyoubi | Jeudi | Thursday | Day of wood | Jupiter |
| 金曜日 | きにようび | Kinyoubi | Vendredi | Friday | Day of gold | Venus |
| 土曜日 | どようび | Doyoubi | Samedi | Saturday | Day of | Saturn |
In every languages, the meaning is the same even if source may differ a little.
In fact, some use Scandinavian mythology, other use Antic Greece mythology and yet others use the Roman mythology.
However, there is always as an equivalence.
In some countries like South East Asia or countries with English influence, the week starts with Sunday and not Monday!
Follow the link to learn about "days and planets names" which could be related to this article.