曜 — day of week

Grade 2 kanji · 18 strokes · on'yomi you.

Sun (日) + feathers (羽) + a bird — the sun's wings carrying the days of the week.

Example words

• 月曜日 — getsuyoubi — Monday
• 曜日 — youbi — day of the week

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