Days of the week
Today I decided to learn the days of the week, because I was having trouble remembering them. They seemed very arbitrary because I didn’t know the meaning of the sounds. When I saw the kanji it all made sense.
| Kanji | Kana | Literal translation |
|---|---|---|
| 日よã†æ—¥ | ã«ã¡ã‚ˆã†ã³ | Sun day/Sunday |
| 月よã†æ—¥ | ãŒã¤ã‚ˆã†ã³ | Moon day |
| ç«ã‚ˆã†æ—¥ | ã‹ã‚ˆã†ã³ | Fire day |
| 水よã†æ—¥ | ã™ã„よã†ã³ | Water day |
| 木よã†æ—¥ | ã‚‚ãよã†ã³ | Wood day |
| 金よã†æ—¥ | ãんよã†ã³ | Gold day |
| 土よã†æ—¥ | ã©ã‚ˆã†ã³ | Soil/earth day |
(No I won’t go easy on you and give you the RÅmaji.)
This way I only have to remember which day is which kanji (meaning), then recalling the reading (sound) is easy. The alternative is to arbitrarily remember the sounds of the days; which, as we all know from A-Level Psychology is less memorable than remembering the meaning. Kana (Hiragana and Katakana) tells you what something sounds like and the meaning must be in your head, kanji tells you what it means but the sound must be in your head.
November 8th, 2005 at 10:47 EST
Can I help you?
月曜日 - 月 - Moon
ç«æ›œæ—¥ - ç«æ˜Ÿ - Mars
水曜日 - 水星 - Mercury
木曜日 - 木星 - Jupiter
金曜日 - 金星 - Venus
土曜日 - 土星 - Saturn
日曜日 - 太陽(ãŠæ—¥æ§˜) - Sun
November 8th, 2005 at 17:40 EST
ã‚ã‚ï¼ãれを惑星もã§ã™ã€‚ã©ã†ã‚‚。
November 9th, 2005 at 01:17 EST
in French its the same as that… lundi (moon)…. Mardi (mars) Mercredi…. Jeudi…. Vendredi… Samedi…. Dimanche (whatever that is….)