How to say 'Saturday' in Japanese | 土曜

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The Japanese word for Saturday is 'Doyou', written as 土曜 in Japanese.'Saturday' in hiragana is どよう.

word

土曜

Meaning

Saturday

Reading

どよう

doyou

Kanji

土Soil 曜Weekday

Explanation

The Japanese noun '土曜 (どよう)' refers to 'Saturday', the seventh day of the week. It is commonly used in contexts related to scheduling, planning, or discussing days of the week. For example: I have a meeting on Saturday「土曜に会議があります」(どようにかいぎがあります). Saturday is my day off「土曜は休みです」(どようはやすみです). The word is often paired with other time-related terms, such as '土曜日 (どようび)', which also means 'Saturday' but is slightly more formal.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4879

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 土曜

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

土

Meaning

Soil

kanji

曜

Meaning

Weekday

Words Related to 土曜 Through the Kanji 土

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 土 as well.

word

土曜日

Meaning

Saturday

word

土地

Meaning

Land

word

お土産

Meaning

Souvenir

word

土

Meaning

Soil

word

出土

Meaning

Excavation

word

土産

Meaning

Souvenir

word

浄土

Meaning

Paradise

word

国土

Meaning

Land

word

風土

Meaning

Climate

word

領土

Meaning

Territory

Words Related to 土曜 Through the Kanji 曜

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 曜 as well.

word

曜日

Meaning

Day

word

日曜日

Meaning

Sunday

word

土曜日

Meaning

Saturday

word

金曜日

Meaning

Friday

word

月曜日

Meaning

Monday

word

木曜日

Meaning

Thursday

word

火曜日

Meaning

Tuesday

word

水曜日

Meaning

Wednesday

word

日曜

Meaning

Sunday

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What does 'Doyou' (土曜) mean?

'Doyou' means 'Saturday' .

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