What day is it?

The days of the week in Japanese are pretty interesting. The first Kanji letter of each day refers to an elemental force. The planets in the solar system are also named after each element, so if you look at the days of the week, Tuesday’s 火 is ‘Fire’ and linked to 火星 Mars, Wednesday’s 水 is ‘Water’ and linked to Mercury 水星, and so on.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Japanese Kanji Days of the week

  • Monday 月曜日: Moon
  • Tuesday 火曜日: Fire/Mars
  • Wednesday 水曜日:  Water/Mercury
  • Thursday 木曜日: Wood/Jupiter
  • Friday 金曜日: Gold or Metal/Venus
  • Saturday 土曜日: Earth/ Saturn
  • Sunday 日曜日: Sun

The more you know! *Rainbow and star appear*

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