日曜
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Japanese [edit]
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| 日 | 曜 |
Etymology [edit]
From Sinitic 日曜, translation / transliteration of Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun; the sun god Surya”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
日曜 (hiragana にちよう, romaji Nichiyō, historical hiragana にちえう)
- (Esoteric cosmology) a day associated with the sun
- Sunday
- abbreviation for 日曜日 (Nichiyōbi, “Sunday”)