Japanese symbol for “saturday”
土曜
どよう
Romaji: doyou
Saturday
In Japanese, saturday is 土曜, read どよう (doyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n Saturday
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “saturday”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土曜日 | どようび doyoubi | Saturday |
| 土 | ど do | Saturday |
| サタデー | サタデー satadee | Saturday |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 国土 | こくど kokudo | country; territory; domain |
| 土産 | みやげ miyage | local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling |
| 土台 | どだい dodai | foundation; base; basis |
| 日曜 | にちよう nichiyou | Sunday |
| 金曜 | きんよう kin'you | Friday |
| 月曜 | げつよう getsuyou | Monday |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.