Kanji’s might look hard to read at first, but once you master the basic Kanji’s, I promise it will get easier. Writing Kanji’s is hard, but reading them is not so bad. In this article, let me introduce you to some Kanji’s that represent the days of the week, such as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays, etc.. \u00a0I will also include new vocabularies to go with each one of them.<\/p>\n
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Monday – Getsuyo-bi(\u3052\u3064\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u6708\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u6708<\/strong>means “Moon” in Japanese. For Kanji,\u00a0\u6708<\/strong>, there are more than one way of pronouncing the Kanji.One is Getsu(\u3052\u3064) or Gatsu(\u304c\u3064),and the other is Tsuki(\u3064\u304d). Each Kanji has what we call, Onyomi(\u304a\u3093\u3088\u307f\u3001\u97f3\u8aad\u307f)& Kunyomi(\u304f\u3093\u3088\u307f\u3001\u8a13\u8aad\u307f). I don’t want to confuse you, but just know that each Kanji might have multiple ways of reading or\u00a0pronouncing based on the combinations of the words. Let me explain this using examples below:<\/p>\n \u6708\u66dc\u65e5(\u3052\u3064\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Getsuyo-bi, Monday<\/p>\n \u6708\u898b(\u3064\u304d\u307f)-Tsukimi, Moon viewing<\/p>\n \uff13\u6708(\u3055\u3093\u304c\u3064)-Sangatsu, March<\/p>\n \u6708\u660e\u304b\u308a(\u3064\u304d\u3042\u304b\u308a)-Tsukiakari, Moonlight<\/p>\n \u6e80\u6708(\u307e\u3093\u3052\u3064)-Mangetsu, Full Moon<\/p>\n So, now you see how each\u00a0\u6708is read differently based on the combination of words. I have to tell you even though you might not know how to read or pronounce Kanji combinations, if you know the meaning of each Kanji, you will quickly understand what the word means.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For example, the simple one above is the \u6708\u898b.\u00a0\u00a0\u6708 means Moon, and\u00a0\u898b means look or viewing. \u00a0So, together, \u6708\u898b means “Moon Viewing.” This is why I mentioned earlier that understanding Kanji will get easier over time with more knowledge about each Kanji. Actually, when I read Chinese Characters, even though I might not know how to pronounce them correctly, most of the time, I understand what they mean by looking at the each Kanji closely. So, let’s keep learning the next Kanji.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday – Kayo-bi(\u304b\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u706b\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u706b\u00a0<\/b>means “Fire” in Japanese. For Kanji,\u00a0\u706b<\/b>, there are two ways of pronouncing it.One is Ka(\u304b)and the other is Hi(\u3072).Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u706b\u66dc\u65e5(\u304b\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Kayo-bi, Tuesday<\/p>\n \u706b\u4e8b(\u304b\u3058)- Kaji, Fire<\/p>\n \u706b\u5c71(\u304b\u3056\u3093)-Kazan, Volcano<\/p>\n \u706b\u85ac(\u304b\u3084\u304f)-Kayaku, Gunpowder<\/p>\n Again, out of the examples above, take a look at the\u00a0\u706b\u5c71.\u00a0\u706bmeans fire,\u00a0\u5c71 means mountain in Japanese. Together,\u00a0\u706b\u5c71 means firing mountain, meaning Volcano! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday – Suiyo-bi(\u3059\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u6c34\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u6c34<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>means “Water” in Japanese. For Kanji,\u00a0\u6c34<\/strong>, there are two ways of pronouncing it.One is Sui(\u3059\u3044)and the other is Mizu(\u307f\u305a).Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u6c34\u66dc\u65e5(\u3059\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Suiyo-bi, Wednesday<\/p>\n \u6c34\u7389(\u307f\u305a\u305f\u307e)-Mizutama, Drop of water<\/p>\n \u6c34\u8349(\u307f\u305a\u304f\u3055)-Mizukusa, Water grass<\/p>\n \u6c34\u9053(\u3059\u3044\u3069\u3046)-Suido, Faucet<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday – Mokuyo-bi(\u3082\u304f\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u6728\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u6728<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>means “Tree or Wood” in Japanese. This Kanji can be read as Ki(\u304d), Ko(\u3053), Moku(\u3082\u304f), Boku(\u307c\u304f).\u00a0Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u6728\u66dc\u65e5(\u3082\u304f\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Mokuyo-bi, Thursday<\/p>\n \u6728\u76ee(\u3082\u304f\u3081)-Mokume, grain of wood<\/p>\n \u5ead\u6728(\u306b\u308f\u304d)-Niwaki, garden tree<\/p>\n \u6728\u9670(\u3053\u304b\u3052)-Kokage, shade of a tree<\/p>\n \u5927\u304d\u306a\u6728(\u304a\u304a\u304d\u306a\u304d)-Ookinaki, big tree<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday – Kinyo-bi(\u304d\u3093\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u91d1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>means “Money”or “Gold” in Japanese.This Kanji can be read as Kin(\u304d\u3093), Kon(\u3053\u3093), Kane(\u304b\u306d), Kana(\u304b\u306a).\u00a0Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u91d1\u66dc\u65e5(\u304d\u3093\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Kinyo-bi, Friday<\/p>\n \u304a\u91d1(\u304a\u304b\u306d)-Okane, Money<\/p>\n \u91d1\u8272(\u304d\u3093\u3044\u308d)-Kiniro, Gold (color)<\/p>\n \u8caf\u91d1(\u3061\u3087\u304d\u3093)-Chokin, savings<\/p>\n \u91d1\u7269(\u304b\u306a\u3082\u306e)-Kanamono, hardware<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday – Doyo-bi(\u3069\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u571f\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u571f<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>means “Soil” in Japanese.This Kanji can be read as Tsuchi(\u3064\u3061) and Do(\u3069).\u00a0Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u571f\u66dc\u65e5(\u3069\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Doyo-bi, Saturday<\/p>\n \u571f\u8db3(\u3069\u305d\u304f)-Dosoku, with your shoes on<\/p>\n \u8d64\u571f(\u3042\u304b\u3064\u3061)-Akatsuchi, Red Clay<\/p>\n \u571f\u7802(\u3069\u3057\u3083)-Dosha, Soil or sand<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday – Nichiyo-bi(\u306b\u3061\u3088\u3046\u3073\u3001\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u65e5<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>means “Sun” in Japanese.This Kanji can be read as Hi(\u3072), Ka(\u304b), Nichi(\u306b\u3061), and Jitsu(\u3058\u3064).\u00a0Let’s go over some examples below:<\/p>\n \u65e5\u66dc\u65e5(\u306b\u3061\u3088\u3046\u3073)-Nichiyo-bi, Sunday<\/p>\n \u4e09\u65e5(\u307f\u3063\u304b)-Mikka, 3 days<\/p>\n \u4e00\u65e5(\u3044\u3061\u306b\u3061)-Ichinichi, One day or all day<\/p>\n \u65e5\u306e\u51fa(\u3072\u306e\u3067)-Hinode, Sunrise<\/p>\n \u4e00\u6708\u4e00\u65e5(\u3044\u3061\u304c\u3064\u3064\u3044\u305f\u3061)-Ichigatsu tsuitachi, January 1st<\/p>\n Lastly, this video is for your review. \u00a0There are additional words you can learn in this video, such as Today, Tomorrow. etc..<\/p>\n