noun
Abbreviation of 木曜日, used in schedules, calendars, and casual writing.
See also: 木曜
会議は来週の木に変更になった。
The meeting has been moved to next Thursday.
noun
wood (first of the five elements)
Refers to the element wood in the Chinese five-element system (五行). Rare in everyday conversation; mainly encountered in traditional contexts.
See also: 五行
五行では、木は春と東を象徴する。
In the five elements, wood symbolizes spring and the east.
Abbreviation of 木曜日 (Thursday), which itself derives from the Chinese seven-day week system where 木 represents the element wood associated with Jupiter (木星). The element sense comes directly from the Chinese five-element philosophy.