JapaneseLily
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DAYS of a WEEK in Japanese in less than one minute.
Days of Week in Japanese
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Short and to the point. My favorite day is when I go to the bank and collect my Japanese pension, which due to the yen, in dollar wise is about 70 bucks a month. Can I still say that is my favorite day? 
JapaneseLily
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Well, Japanese yen is very weak now compared with USA dollarShort and to the point. My favorite day is when I go to the bank and collect my Japanese pension, which due to the yen, in dollar wise is about 70 bucks a month. Can I still say that is my favorite day?
but anyway the payment day is one of the best. Merry Christmas 
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We also had a long thread about the origins of the Japanese days of the week.
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Seems there was some difference of opinion about the origin: were they imported via Persia and China, or was there some influence from ancient Greece, or were they developed independently of Persian/Greek influences.
History behind the Japanese Days of the Week
I was wondering what the history behind the days of the week in Japanese, that are 月曜日 (Monday)、火曜日 (Tuesday)、水曜日 (Wednesday)、木曜日 (Thursday)、金曜日 (Friday)、土曜日 (Saturday) and 日曜日 (Sunday), containing the Kanjis of Sun, Fire, Water, Tree, Gold, Soil and Sun, is. Also, coincidentally I noticed, 月 =...
jref.com
Seems there was some difference of opinion about the origin: were they imported via Persia and China, or was there some influence from ancient Greece, or were they developed independently of Persian/Greek influences.
JapaneseLily
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Thank you very much for sending me an interesting link. I knew the coincidence with planet names but I never thought much more in detail. So it's interesting to read in this link all these information. Thank you very muchWe also had a long thread about the origins of the Japanese days of the week.
History behind the Japanese Days of the Week
I was wondering what the history behind the days of the week in Japanese, that are 月曜日 (Monday)、火曜日 (Tuesday)、水曜日 (Wednesday)、木曜日 (Thursday)、金曜日 (Friday)、土曜日 (Saturday) and 日曜日 (Sunday), containing the Kanjis of Sun, Fire, Water, Tree, Gold, Soil and Sun, is. Also, coincidentally I noticed, 月 =...
Seems there was some difference of opinion about the origin: were they imported via Persia and China, or was there some influence from ancient Greece, or were they developed independently of Persian/Greek influences.
