Kanji #030 ／ 木曜日

< TYPE >
Kanji / ka i - sho style

< READING >
○木
The japanese reading : ki, ko
The sound reading : mo ku, bo ku
○曜
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : yo u
○日
The japanese reading : hi, ka
The sound reading : ni chi, ji tsu, bi
○木曜日
The japanese reading : -
The sound reading : mo ku - yo u - bi

< MEANING >
○木
tree, wood, Jupiter, simple
○曜
shine, light, attract attention, the heavenly bodies which shine
○日
sun, twenty-four hours, every day, all day long
○木曜日
Thursday

< ORIGIN >
○木
Hieroglyph
The form of the growing tree
○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 >
○木
材木（za i - mo ku）：wood
草木（ku sa - ki）：trees and plants
木魚（mo ku - gyo）：fish-shaped wooden drum
○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) 今日は木曜日です。 [ kyo u wa mo ku - yo u - bi de su. ] It is Thursday today.

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I introduce ''木曜日'' on this time.

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

The kanji to express Thursday is "木 ( tree, Jupiter )".


I introduce ''金曜日'' on the next time.


Thank you.
See you next time.

All of us are piece of peace.