日曜日
Chinese
the Sun; to shine | day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (日曜日) |
日曜 | 日 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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日 | 曜 | 日 |
にち Grade: 1 |
よう Grade: 2 |
ひ > び Grade: 1 |
jūbakoyomi |
Etymology
Compound of 日曜 (nichiyō, “Sun”, in reference also to the day for that celestial body, 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.
Coordinate terms
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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