Language/Japanese/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week
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Let's see the difference and the concerning the day of the week in different cultures
| French | English | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning | Relation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimanche | Sunday | 日曜日 | にちようび | Nichiyoubi | Day of the Sun | Sun | ||
| Lundi | Monday | 月曜日 | げつようび | Getsuyoubi | Day of the Moon | Moon | ||
| Mardi | Tuesday | 火曜日 | かようび | Kayoubi | Day of fire | Mars | ||
| Mercredi | Wednesday | 水曜日 | すいようび | Suiyoubi | Day of water | Mercury | ||
| Jeudi | Thursday | 木曜日 | もくようび | Mokuyoubi | Day of wood | Jupiter | ||
| Vendredi | Friday | 金曜日 | きにようび | Kinyoubi | Day of gold | Venus | ||
| Samedi | Saturday | 土曜日 | どようび | Doyoubi | Day of | Saturn |
In every languages, meaning is the same even if source may differ a little. In fact, some use from Scandinavian mythology, some from Antic Greece mythology some others from Roman mythology but always as an equivalence.
In some countries like in south east asia or english influence the week starts on Sunday and not on monday!
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