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曜

Weekday
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingヨウ

Meanings

  1. weekdayRtK
  1. day of the week

Popular Usage

火曜日金曜日月曜日水曜日土曜日日曜日木曜日火曜金曜月曜水曜

Radicals and components

Radical日sun
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · futon · feathers · wings · turkey

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 618

Compound words

彼は彼女に土曜日ごとに会っている。
He meets his girlfriend Saturdays.tatoeba
彼は日曜日以外は毎日働きます。
He works every day except Sunday.tatoeba
彼は日曜日を除いて毎日働いている。
He works every day save Sundays.tatoeba
彼は日曜日に部屋を掃除した。
He cleaned his room on Sunday.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Day of the week. 日 (sun) + 翟 (bright feathers) — the shining heavenly bodies the days are named after.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 曜

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step