Monday, January 7, 2008

Kanji #028 / 火曜日




















< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○火
The japanese reading : hi, ho
The sound reading : ka
○曜
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : yo u
○日
The japanese reading : hi, ka
The sound reading : ni chi, ji tsu, bi
○火曜日
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : ka - yo u - bi

< MEANING >
○火
fire, Mars, temper
○曜
shine, light, attract attention, the heavenly bodies which shine
○日
sun, twenty-four hours, every day, all day long
○火曜日
Tuesday

< ORIGIN >
○火
Hieroglyph
The state that fire blazes
○曜
「日」+「翟」
「日」: sun
「翟」: The figure which a pheasant raises a tail feather highly, and is outstanding.
A state light glistens, and to be outstanding.
○日
Hieroglyph
The figure of the sun

< USE >
○火
灯火(to mo si - bi):light
火事(ka - ji):crescent moon
火傷(ka - sho u, ya ke do):burn
○曜
曜威(yo u - i):brag importantly
○日
毎日(ma i - ni chi):every day
昨日(sa ku - ji tsu):yesterday
明日(myo u - ni chi):tomorrow
日没(ni chi - bo tsu):sunset

example) 今日は火曜日です。 [ kyo u wa ka - yo u - bi de su. ] It is Tuesday today.

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I introduce ''火曜日'' on this time.

Seven days constitute one week.
They are called by a name same as seven heavenly bodies.

The kanji to express Tuesday is "火 ( fire, Mars )".


I introduce ''水曜日'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.

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