- 毎日 — every day
- 毎週 — every week
- 毎年 — every year
- 毎朝 — every morning
- 毎晩 — every night
- 毎回 — every time
- 日毎 — day by day
毎 is historically related to 母 (mother) in its shape. In older forms, 毎 looks like 母 with a small extra mark added, and the character came to express repetition and regularity — the idea of something happening “every time.” That makes it a good match for words like 毎日 (every day) and 毎回 (every time).