Japanese Days of the Week

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 17 people | Log in to rate

Ranked #6,070 in How-To, #66,482 overall

Japanese days of the week. Language similaries

In Japanese, the days of the week are easy to learn. The days of the week from Sunday to Monday for a total of 7 days, all have one thing in common in Japanese. YO^BI or 'day'.
^ -long vowels

Long vowel that is pronounced like the English word ,"owe". For every day of the week in Japanese, you will find the word yo^bi pronounced like Kobe Bryant's first name. However, when romanizing the Japanese syllabary, it is common practice to pronounce i as an ee as in the word need. The Japanese e is pronounced as the e in bed. If you can understand that small principle, your Japanese pronounciation will surely improve. But how do you say the "Days of the Week in Japanese.

As in English, the words for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are the words Saturn's day, Sun's day, and the Moon's day. The word for day like we use in this sense is yo^bi. 

1. Sun   yo^bi

2. Moon yo^bi

3. Fire yo^bi

4. Water yo^bi

5. Wood yo^bi

6. Gold yo^bi

7. Saturn yo^bi    and . . .  

                                      Sun = Nichi

                                    Moon = Getsu

                                       Fire = Ka

                                    Water = Sui

                                     Wood = Moku

                                       Gold = Kin

                                     Saturn = Do^ (long vowel O-)

do a little addition and we have  . . .

1. Sunday = Nichiyo^bi

2. Monday = Getsuyo^bi

3. Tuesday = Kayo^bi

4. Wednesday = Suiyo^bi

5. Thursday = Mokuyo^bi

6. Friday = Kinyo^bi

7. Saturday = Do^yo^bi

The only question I have is how did tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday get messed up? Has it anything to do with . . .  the Tower of Babel? I tend to think so.

As always, Ganbatte Ne! Do your Best! Makuarasuki Sensei. Education-for-Careers.com

Amazon Spotlight on Sanseido Dictionaries 

Sanseidos Daily Concise E/J - J/E Dictionary 5th Edition

Amazon Price: (as of 12/29/2009)Buy Now

Japanese at libsyn 

The feed From Japanese libsyn.

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

The sponsors 

Great Stuff on Amazon 

Amnesty International 2010 Wall Calendar

Amazon Price: (as of 12/29/2009) Buy Now

2010 Wall Calendar: Anne Taintor

Amazon Price: (as of 12/29/2009) Buy Now

Dilbert 2010 Desk Calendar

Amazon Price: $11.89 (as of 12/29/2009) Buy Now

New Guestbook 

submit

New Amazon Plexo 

Mortgage Relief - Stop Foreclosure

Mortgage Relief - Stop Foreclosure

Connect with Loan Modification specialists that wi more...1 point

Stitch 'N Bitch Page-A-Day Calendar 2008 (Page-A-Day Calendars) by Debbie Stoller

Stitch 'N Bitch Page-A-Day Calendar 2008 (Page-A-Day Calendars) by Debbie Stoller

The Stitch 'n Bitch Calendar is back with a lively more...0 points

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

20-1/2 in. x 17 in. <br />Wonderful gift for more...0 points

Mom's Family Calendar 2008 by Sandra Boynton

Mom's Family Calendar 2008 by Sandra Boynton

20-1/2 in. x 17 in. <br />Wonderful gift for more...0 points

365 Tiny Paper Airplanes Page-A-Day Calendar 2008 (Page-A-Day Calendars) by Ken Blackburn

365 Tiny Paper Airplanes Page-A-Day Calendar 2008 (Page-A-Day Calendars) by Ken Blackburn

Who knew a calendar could be so much fun? From pap more...0 points

Make Money Taking Surveys

Make Money Taking Surveys

Discover How to Make as Much Money as You Want, Ju more...0 points

New Flickr Photos 

Gingko Gold by SanFranAnnie

Gingko Gold

Bird of prey in a Sky of gold by sarniebill1

Bird of prey in a Sk...

Hoek by maartmeester

Hoek

HDR Sunset @ the Kralingse Plas by AF-Photography

HDR Sunset @ the Kra...

Happy Hour by Evan S. Photography

Happy Hour

Maggie by quinn.anya

Maggie

53/365 by anokarina

53/365

Festive Bokeh  - Explore 28.12.09 by James Whitesmith

Festive Bokeh - Exp...

Rhyolite, Nevada Plat Map - 1907 by Nevada Tumbleweed

Rhyolite, Nevada Pla...

Golden Veins by ξωαŋ ThΦt

Golden Veins

automatically generated by Flickr

New Flickr Photos 

Rhodes by James Bird

Rhodes

Sun by White93

Sun

We two together by Candida.Performa

We two together

Fire Hydrant by SWolfeNI8W

Fire Hydrant

your love is still strong by Jaci Berkopec

your love is still s...

cant take my eyes off of you by Jaci Berkopec

cant take my eyes of...

let me love you by Jaci Berkopec

let me love you

seek you out by Jaci Berkopec

seek you out

protect me by Jaci Berkopec

protect me

Trust me by Jaci Berkopec

Trust me

automatically generated by Flickr

Introducing, THE SUN  

Sun's Day = Sunday = nichi yo^bi

nichi - the sun
yo^bi- daily, by day

Rhodes by James Bird

Rhodes

Sun by White93

Sun

We two together by Candida.Performa

We two together

Fire Hydrant by SWolfeNI8W

Fire Hydrant

your love is still strong by Jaci Berkopec

your love is still s...

cant take my eyes off of you by Jaci Berkopec

cant take my eyes of...

let me love you by Jaci Berkopec

let me love you

seek you out by Jaci Berkopec

seek you out

protect me by Jaci Berkopec

protect me

Trust me by Jaci Berkopec

Trust me

automatically generated by Flickr

Fire's Day or Ka yobi 

Fire Truck N Van by parker yo!

Fire Truck N Van

DSC_0111 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0111

DSC_0073 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0073

DSC_0112 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0112

DSC_0116 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0116

DSC_0115 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0115

DSC_0108 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0108

DSC_0109 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0109

DSC_0114 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0114

DSC_0110 by AllenFrancis

DSC_0110

automatically generated by Flickr

Wednesday - Wodin's Day - Sui Yobi 

Watery Day

Water day

Jalagamparai Waterfalls, Yelagiri!! by Shivashankarj

Jalagamparai Waterfa...

View of the trees on the edge by Tatiana12

View of the trees on...

Tannery Falls, View 4 from a distance, with yellow September flowers to the left by Tatiana12

Tannery Falls, View...

The path runs along the waterfall creek by Tatiana12

The path runs along...

Getting close to the falls by Tatiana12

Getting close to the...

Feeling the spray of the falls by Tatiana12

Feeling the spray of...

Rocky road path 2 by Tatiana12

Rocky road path 2

View up close, stop action, of the falls by Tatiana12

View up close, stop...

The log bridge by the falls by Tatiana12

The log bridge by th...

Lichens, up close by Tatiana12

Lichens, up close

automatically generated by Flickr

Thor's Day - Thursday - Moku Yobi 

Tree Day

PGM-17 THOR [National Space Centre] by Visentico / Sento

PGM-17 THOR [Nationa...

Thor's Hammer on the Lichen encrusted Rey Cross by spratmackrel

Thor's Hammer on the...

Awake! by spi516

Awake!

Friends by spi516

Friends

Kitten in the Christmas Tree by GraceFamily

Kitten in the Christ...

Kitten in the Christmas Tree by GraceFamily

Kitten in the Christ...

Kitten in the Christmas Tree by GraceFamily

Kitten in the Christ...

Kitten in the Christmas Tree by GraceFamily

Kitten in the Christ...

Kitten in the Christmas Tree by GraceFamily

Kitten in the Christ...

thor by kthrn

thor

automatically generated by Flickr

Getsu yo^bi 

The Moon's Day

getsu - tsuki - month, moon

A guide to avian mating rituals by quinn.anya

A guide to avian mat...

Under the moonlight by ferax

Under the moonlight

Mountain Bike The Moonlight Track, Queenstown, New Zealand by TRAILSOURCE.COM

Mountain Bike The Mo...

Mountain Bike The Moonlight Track, Queenstown, New Zealand by TRAILSOURCE.COM

Mountain Bike The Mo...

Mountain Bike The Moonlight Track, Queenstown, New Zealand by TRAILSOURCE.COM

Mountain Bike The Mo...

Blue Anchor Market by ZyXonFlickr

Blue Anchor Market

Snowy Moon by K0GMB

Snowy Moon

Cherry Beach Park by MSVG

Cherry Beach Park

Cherry Beach Park by MSVG

Cherry Beach Park

Moon above Sointula by paulhami

Moon above Sointula

automatically generated by Flickr

by brettkun

Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey. enjoys sharing his knowledge of Japanese Grammar  with those serious about becoming fluent. He appl...

(more)

Explore related pages

Create a Lens!