How to say 'Tuesday' in Japanese | 火曜日

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The Japanese word for Tuesday is 'Kayoubi', written as 火曜日 in Japanese.'Tuesday' in hiragana is かようび.

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火曜日

Meaning

Tuesday

Reading

かようび

kayoubi

Kanji

火Fire 曜Weekday 日Day, Sun

Explanation

The Japanese noun '火曜日 (かようび)' means 'Tuesday'. It is one of the days of the week in the Japanese calendar. The word is derived from the kanji '火' meaning 'fire', which is associated with the planet Mars in traditional East Asian culture. Example sentences: I have a meeting on Tuesday「火曜日に会議があります」(かようびにかいぎがあります). Let's meet next Tuesday「来週の火曜日に会いましょう」(らいしゅうのかようびにあいましょう).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji in the Word 火曜日

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

火

Meaning

Fire

kanji

曜

Meaning

Weekday

kanji

日

Meaning

Day, Sun

Words Related to 火曜日 Through the Kanji 火

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 火 as well.

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火

Meaning

Fire

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火力

Meaning

Firepower

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火山

Meaning

Volcano

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消火器

Meaning

Fire extinguisher

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花火

Meaning

Fireworks

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火災

Meaning

Fire

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防火

Meaning

Fire prevention

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噴火

Meaning

Eruption

Words Related to 火曜日 Through the Kanji 曜

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 曜 as well.

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曜日

Meaning

Day

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日曜日

Meaning

Sunday

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土曜日

Meaning

Saturday

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金曜日

Meaning

Friday

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月曜日

Meaning

Monday

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木曜日

Meaning

Thursday

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水曜日

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Wednesday

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日曜

Meaning

Sunday

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土曜

Meaning

Saturday

Words Related to 火曜日 Through the Kanji 日

These 79 Words contain the Kanji 日 as well.

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日

Meaning

Day, Sun

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二日

Meaning

Second, Two days

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三日

Meaning

Three days, Third

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四日

Meaning

Four days, Fourth

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五日

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Five days, Fifth

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六日

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Six days, Sixth

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七日

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Seven days, Seventh

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八日

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Eight days, Eighth

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九日

Meaning

Nine days, Ninth

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十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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曜日

Meaning

Day

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日曜日

Meaning

Sunday

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土曜日

Meaning

Saturday

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金曜日

Meaning

Friday

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月曜日

Meaning

Monday

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木曜日

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Thursday

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水曜日

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Wednesday

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日本

Meaning

Japan

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今日

Meaning

Today

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一昨日

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Day before yesterday

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明後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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半日

Meaning

Half day

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毎日

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Everyday

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明日

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Tomorrow

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日常

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Daily

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昨日

Meaning

Yesterday

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一日

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First

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記念日

Meaning

Anniversary

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誕生日

Meaning

Birthday

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祝日

Meaning

Holiday

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日陰

Meaning

Shade

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翌日

Meaning

Next day

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日々

Meaning

Days

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朝日

Meaning

Morning sun

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月日

Meaning

Date

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元日

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New years day

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初日

Meaning

First day

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明々後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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日記

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Diary

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先日

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Recently

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生年月日

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Birthdate

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日間

Meaning

Days

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期日

Meaning

Deadline

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日曜

Meaning

Sunday

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祭日

Meaning

Holiday

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日米

Meaning

Japan United States

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当日

Meaning

Day

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日頃

Meaning

Usual, Daily

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日ソ

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Japan Soviet

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日時

Meaning

Datetime

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日日

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Days

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三日月

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Crescent

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年月日

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Date

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来日

Meaning

Arrival

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日帰り

Meaning

Day trip

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日中

Meaning

Daytime, Japan China

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日の入り

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Sunset

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日の出

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Sunrise

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本日

Meaning

Today

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夕日

Meaning

Sunset

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休日

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Holiday

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前日

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Previous day

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日用品

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Daily necessities

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日数

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Days

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日当たり

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Sunlight

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日差し

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Sunlight

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定休日

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Regular holiday

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日課

Meaning

Routine

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平日

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Weekday

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日本酒

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Sake

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連日

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Consecutive days

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在日

Meaning

Japan, Residing

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日光

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Sunlight

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日付け

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Date

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日程

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Schedule

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日焼け

Meaning

Sunburn

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日の丸

Meaning

Japan flag

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日韓

Meaning

Japan korea

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What does 'Kayoubi' (火曜日) mean?

'Kayoubi' means 'Tuesday' .

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