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It’s explicit in Japanese that the days of the week are named after planets. 火曜日 means “Mars day” not “Fire day”.
by skhr0680 5y ago
It’s explicit in Japanese that the days of the week are named after planets. 火曜日 means “Mars day” not “Fire day”.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSort of. Etymologically, you're correct that 火曜日 originates as the term 火曜-日, the day (日) of the fire light (火曜). But I don't think even most Japanese people are aware of this today; the only common use of 曜 is its use in the name of every weekday, so people think of 火曜日 as being segmented 火-曜日, the weekday ("曜日", etymologically spurious) of fire (火). I don't know the modern Japanese word for Mars, but in Chinese it's 火星, not 火曜.
- skhr0680 5y ago> the day (日) of the fire light (火曜). The fire light being Mars. > I don't know the modern Japanese word for Mars, but in Chinese it's 火星, not 火曜. 火星 is the same. I don't know about Chinese, but in Japanese 曜 can be a general word for the sun, the moon, and stars (七曜).