木曜日

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Chinese

planet Jupiter
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (木曜日) 木曜
simp. #(木曜日) 木曜

Pronunciation


Noun

木曜日

  1. (Classical) Thursday

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
もく
Grade: 1
よう
Grade: 2
ひ > び
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
木𫞂日

Alternative forms

Etymology

/mokueubi/ > /mokujoːbi/.

Compound of 木曜 (mokuyō, Jupiter (the planet), in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period) +‎ (hi, day).[1][2][3]

The compound form suffixed with (hi, day) appears in common use from the Meiji period with the promulgation of the Gregorian calendar.

Pronunciation

Noun

(もく)(よう)() (mokuyōbiもくえうび (mokueubi)?

  1. Thursday

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Further reading

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

木曜日 (mogyoil) (hangeul 목요일)

  1. hanja form? of 목요일 (Thursday)