Kanji
Kanji Foundations: Week and calendar
曜日と暦の漢字
Elementary
~35 min
~35 min
I can recognise the building blocks used in weekdays and calendar expressions.
Can-do goal
I can recognise the building blocks used in weekdays and calendar expressions.
Learn kanji through words
Notice the shape and core meaning, then learn the reading used in the example word. A kanji may have other readings later.
| Kanji | Strokes | Target reading | Core meaning | Example word | Shape cue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 火 | 4 | か | fire | 火曜日 かようび — Tuesday | Flames rise from the centre. |
| 金 | 8 | きん | gold / money | 金曜日 きんようび — Friday | The lower dots suggest metal underground. |
| 土 | 3 | ど | earth / soil | 土曜日 どようび — Saturday | A plant rises from the ground. Contrast: 土 has the longer lower line; 士 has the longer upper line. |
| 曜 | 18 | よう | weekday | 月曜日 げつようび — Monday | The sun radical anchors every weekday. |
| 午 | 4 | ご | noon | 午後 ごご — afternoon | The crossing strokes mark the middle of the day. |
Practice sequence
- Say the example word.
- Identify the kanji inside it.
- Recall its core meaning.
- Type the character from memory.
- Review again on a later day.
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