Chinese

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the Moon
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (月曜日) 月曜
simp. #(月曜日) 月曜

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Noun

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月曜日

  1. (Classical) Monday

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Japanese

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

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Etymology

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/getueubi/ > /getuyoːbi/.

Compound of 月曜 (getsuyō, moon, in reference also to the day for that celestial body, 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. See also   Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(げつ)(よう)() (getsuyōbiげつえうび (getueubi)?

  1. Monday

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See also

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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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月曜日 (woryoil) (hangeul 월요일)

  1. Hanja form? of 월요일 (Monday).