"土曜日" meaning in Japanese

See 土曜日 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [do̞jo̞ːbʲi] Forms: 土曜日 [canonical] (ruby: (), (よう), ()), doyōbi [romanization], doeubi [romanization], どえうび [hiragana, historical], [alternative], [alternative]
Etymology: /doeubi/ > /dojoːbi/ Compound of 土曜 (doyō, “Saturn (the planet)”, in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period) + 日 (hi, “day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁). The compound form suffixed with 日 (hi, “day”) appears in common use from the Meiji period with the promulgation of the Gregorian calendar. See also Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|土曜|日|pos1=in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period|sort=どようび|t1=Saturn (the planet)|t2=day|tr1=doyō|tr2=hi}} 土曜 (doyō, “Saturn (the planet)”, in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period) + 日 (hi, “day”), {{sortkey|ja|土曜日}} とようひ, {{rendaku2|hi|bi}} The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁)., {{pedia|Names of the days of the week#East Asian tradition}} Names of the days of the week on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Head templates: {{ja-noun|どようび|hhira=どえうび}} 土(ど)曜(よう)日(び) • (doyōbi) ^(←どえうび (doeubi)?)
  1. Saturday Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Gregorian calendar, Heian period, Meiji period, ja:松村明 Synonyms: 土曜 (doyō) (ruby: 土曜(どよう)), サタデー (satadē) Related terms: days of the week: 曜日: 日曜日 · 月曜日 · 火曜日 · 水曜日 · 木曜日 · 金曜日 · 土曜日 [edit] (doyōbi) (ruby: (よう), (), (にち), (よう), (), (げつ), (よう), (), (), (よう), (), (すい), (よう), (), (もく), (よう), (), (きん), (よう), (), (), (よう), ())

Alternative forms

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