How to say "Last week" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Last week" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Last week" is "Senshuu", written in japanese as "先週".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '先週 (せんしゅう)' means 'last week'. It is used to refer to the week that immediately precedes the current week. For example: I went on vacation last week - (私は先週休暇に行きました). My birthday was last week - (私の誕生日は先週でした).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "先" means "Before" and "Previous" and can be read as "Saki" and "Sen". And The kanji "週" means "Week" and can be read as "Shuu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Senshuu" mean in japanese?

"Senshuu" means "Last week" .

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How to write "Last week" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.