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    The Japanese days of the week are based on the "Seven Luminaries" - the sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Earth. Sunday is called "Sun Day" and Monday is called "Moon Day". The other days are named after traditional Japanese elements - Fire, Water, Wood, Gold and Earth - which are associated with compass directions, seasons, and planets. The document provides the Japanese names and meanings for each day of the week.

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    The Japanese days of the week are based on the "Seven Luminaries" - the sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Earth. Sunday is called "Sun Day" and Monday is called "Moon Day". The other days are named after traditional Japanese elements - Fire, Water, Wood, Gold and Earth - which are associated with compass directions, seasons, and planets. The document provides the Japanese names and meanings for each day of the week.

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    The Japanese Days of The Week Seem Quite Different From Anything in Western Languages

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    The Japanese days of the week are based on the "Seven Luminaries" - the sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Earth. Sunday is called "Sun Day" and Monday is called "Moon Day". The other days are named after traditional Japanese elements - Fire, Water, Wood, Gold and Earth - which are associated with compass directions, seasons, and planets. The document provides the Japanese names and meanings for each day of the week.

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    Japanese Days of the Week: the 'Seven Luminaries'

    The Japanese days of the week seem quite different from anything in
    Western languages:
    Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday riday
    Saturday
    Jorthography

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    Meaning 'Sun day'
    'Moon
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    'ire
    day'
    'Water day'
    'Wood
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    ''old
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    ')arth
    day'
    What day of the week

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    The first two days of the week are named after the sun and the moon,
    Fire ( hu) was equated to south, red, summer, midday, the planet Mars
    Water ( shu) was equated to north, black, winter, midnight, the planet Mercury
    Wood ( m) was equated to east, green, spring, dawn, the planet Jupiter
    Gold or Metal ( !n) was equated to west, white, autumn, dusk, the planet "enus
    Earth ( t), was equated to the centre, yellow, #$ days at the end of each season

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