Days of the Week in Japanese: Every day in the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. The first day of the week, Sunday in Japanese is written as 日曜日, and it is pronounced as “Nichiyōbi.” The second day of the week, Monday in Japanese is written as 月曜, and it is pronounced as “Getsuyō.” The third day of the week, Tuesday in Japanese is written as 火曜日, and it is pronounced as “Kayōbi.” The fourth day of the week, Wednesday in Japanese is written as 水曜日, and it is pronounced as “Suiyōbi.” The fifth day of the week, Thursday in Japanese is written as ಗುರುವಾರ, and it is pronounced as “Mokuyōbi.” The sixth day of the week, Friday in Japanese is written as 金曜日, and it is pronounced as “Kin’yōbi.” The last and seventh day of the week, Saturday in Japanese is written as 土曜日, and it is pronounced as “Doyōbi.” The Japanese Language is predominantly used in Japan and Click here to know the Public Holidays in Japan. The names of all the days in the Japanese Language are listed in the simple table.
Related: Months of the Year in Japanese
Days of the Week in Japanese
| English | Japanese (English Pronunciation) | Japanese Translation |
| Sunday | Nichiyōbi | 日曜日 (First Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Monday | Getsuyō | 月曜 (Second Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Tuesday | Kayōbi | 火曜日 (Third Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Wednesday | Suiyōbi | 水曜日 (Fourth Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Thursday | Mokuyōbi | 木曜日(Fifth Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Friday | Kin’yōbi | 金曜日 (Sixth Day of the Week in Japanese) |
| Saturday | Doyōbi | 土曜日 (Seventh Day of the Week in Japanese) |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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