(かようび)

かようび
noun
Tuesday
1. Tuesday
The second day of the work week. The kanji 火 means 'fire' and relates to Mars (the 'fire planet' in East Asian tradition).
火曜日(かようび)(いそが)しいです
I'm busy on Tuesday.
今日(きょう)火曜日(かようび)です
Today is Tuesday.
I play tennis every Tuesday.
There's a meeting next Tuesday.
I have plans to have dinner with a friend on Tuesday evening, so I'll go home early.

火曜日(かようび) uses () (fire), corresponding to Mars in the East Asian five-element system.

ABBREVIATIONS:

  • 火曜(かよう): shortened form
  • (): in schedules ((げつ)()(すい)(もく)(きん))

COMMON PATTERNS:

WEEKDAY SERIES:
(げつ)()(すい)(もく)(きん)()(にち)
(Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun)