Days of Week in Japanese

musicisgood said:

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?

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Majestic said:

We 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 =...

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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.

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