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Chinese
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planet Saturn
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day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
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trad. (土曜日)
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土曜
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日
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simp. #(土曜日)
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土曜
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日
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Pronunciation
Noun
土曜日
- (Classical) Saturday
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
/doeubi/ > /dojoːbi/
Compound of 土曜 (doyō, “Saturn (the planet)”, in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period) + 日 (hi, “day”).[1][2][3] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
The compound form suffixed with 日 (hi, “day”) appears in common use from the Meiji period with the promulgation of the Gregorian calendar. See also Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pronunciation
Noun
土曜日 • (doyōbi) ←どえうび (doeubi)?
- Saturday
Synonyms
See also
- (days of the week) 曜日 (yōbi); 日曜日 (nichiyōbi, “Sunday”), 月曜日 (getsuyōbi, “Monday”), 火曜日 (kayōbi, “Tuesday”), 水曜日 (suiyōbi, “Wednesday”), 木曜日 (mokuyōbi, “Thursday”), 金曜日 (kin'yōbi, “Friday”), 土曜日 (doyōbi, “Saturday”) (Category: ja:Days of the week)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
土曜日 • (toyoil) (hangeul 토요일)
- hanja form? of 토요일 (“Saturday”)