- 曜日 — day of the week
- 月曜日 — Monday
- 火曜日 — Tuesday
- 金曜日 — Friday
- 照曜 — shining sun (literary)
曜 is a phono-semantic compound made from 日 (sun) and a phonetic component 耀 (shine). It originally expressed the idea of shining light. Over time, it came to represent the days of the week, each associated with celestial elements like the sun, moon, and planets.
今日は 金曜日です。
Today is Friday.
曜日を確認してください。
Please check the day of the week.