土曜日

Chinese
planet Saturn
 
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(土曜日)		 土曜 日

Pronunciation

Noun

土曜日

  1. (Classical Chinese) Saturday

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
土 曜 日
ど
Grade: 1		 よう
Grade: 2		 ひ > び
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

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 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#East Asian tradition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

土曜日 (hiragana どようび, rōmaji doyōbi, historical hiragana どえうび)

  1. Saturday

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
土曜日

Noun

土曜日 • (toyoil) (hangeul 토요일)

  1. Hanja form? of 토요일 (“Saturday”).
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