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Days of the Week

Each weekday is named after an element. The kanji of the element is the same as the day.

The seven days

English Japanese Reading Element
Monday Moon (月)
Tuesday Fire (火)
Wednesday Water (水)
Thursday Wood/Tree (木)
Friday Metal/Gold (金)
Saturday Earth/Soil (土)
Sunday Sun (日)

Relative weeks

Word Reading Meaning
先週
今週
来週
再来週
毎週

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