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水曜日

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Chinese

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planet Mercury
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (水曜日) 水曜
simp. #(水曜日) 水曜

Pronunciation

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Noun

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水曜日

  1. (Classical) Wednesday

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
よう
Grade: 2
ひ > び
Grade: 1
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
水𫞂日

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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/suieubi/ > /suijoːbi/.

Compound of 水曜 (suiyō, Mercury (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. See also Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(すい)(よう)() (suiyōbiすいえうび (suieubi)?

  1. Wednesday

Synonyms

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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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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水曜日 (suyoil) (hangeul 수요일)

  1. hanja form? of 수요일 (Wednesday)