Chinese

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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

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Noun

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木曜日

  1. (Classical) Thursday

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Japanese

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

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Etymology

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/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

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Noun

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(もく)(よう)() (mokuyōbiもくえうび (mokueubi)?

  1. Thursday

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References

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  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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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木曜日 (mogyoil) (hangeul 목요일)

  1. hanja form? of 목요일 (Thursday)