土曜日(どようび、doyoubi)
- saturday
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DOYOUBI
土曜日
どようび
土曜日 (どようび, romaji: doyoubi) means "saturday" in Japanese. It is a N5 Low-level Noun word.
| Meaning: | saturday |
| Level: | N5 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Noun (名詞) |
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The Japanese word 土曜日土曜日 means "Saturday." It is one of the seven days of the week.
⚫︎土曜日土曜日は映画を見に行きます。 Translation: I will go to see a movie on Saturday. ⚫︎来週の土曜日土曜日にパーティーがあります。 Translation: There is a party next Saturday. ⚫︎土曜日土曜日はいつも家でゆっくりします。 Translation: I always relax at home on Saturdays.
You use 土曜日土曜日 when referring to the day of the week, Saturday. It can be used in various contexts, such as planning events, discussing schedules, or talking about weekend activities. It’s important to understand this word to manage time and communicate effectively about weekly routines.
土曜日土曜日 is written with: ⚫︎ Kanji: 土曜日 ⚫︎ Hiragana: どようび The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) for 土曜日土曜日 is always "ようび". There are no other common ways to write this word.
There are no direct synonyms for "Saturday" in Japanese, as 土曜日土曜日 is the standard term. You may use phrases such as 週末 (shūmatsu - weekend) if you want to refer to the whole weekend.
The antonyms are the other days of the week: ⚫︎ 日曜日日曜日 (nichiyōbi - Sunday) ⚫︎ 月曜日月曜日 (getsuyōbi - Monday) ⚫︎ 火曜日火曜日 (kayōbi - Tuesday) ⚫︎ 水曜日水曜日 (suiyōbi - Wednesday) ⚫︎ 木曜日木曜日 (mokuyōbi - Thursday) ⚫︎ 金曜日金曜日 (kin'yōbi - Friday)
今週の土曜日土曜日は、友達と遊ぶ予定です。 ・Translation: I plan to hang out with my friends this Saturday. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 土曜日土曜日 to specify the day the speaker has a plan. "今週の" (konshū no - this week's) specifies the current week.
土曜日土曜日はアルバイトがありますから、忙しいです。 ・Translation: I have a part-time job on Saturday, so I am busy. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 土曜日土曜日 to indicate the day the speaker is occupied with work. "アルバイト" (arubaito - part-time job) and "忙しい" (isogashii - busy) are added to complete the sentence.
土曜日土曜日 is formed from: ⚫︎ 土 (do) which means "earth" or "ground", and it originally represented the day of the week associated with Saturn. ⚫︎ 曜日 (yōbi) which means "day of the week". Therefore, 土曜日土曜日 literally translates to "Earth Day" but is used to represent "Saturday" in the modern Japanese calendar.