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How to say 'Week' in Japanese | 週間

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The Japanese word for Week is 'Shuukan', written as 週間 in Japanese.'Week' in hiragana is しゅうかん.

    word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

    Reading

    しゅうかん

    shuukan

    Kanji

    週Week 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese suffix '週間 (しゅうかん)' means 'week' and is used to indicate a period of time lasting seven days. It is commonly attached to numbers or other words to specify a duration in weeks. For example: two weeks「二週間」(にしゅうかん). This suffix is often used in contexts like schedules, events, or time frames. For instance: the festival lasts for three weeks「祭りは三週間続きます」(まつりはさんしゅうかんつづきます). It is important to note that '週間' is a noun and is typically used in combination with other words to form compound nouns.

    Part Of Speech

    suffix

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1031

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 週間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    週

    Meaning

    Week

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 週間 Through the Kanji 週

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 週 as well.

  • word

    今週

    Meaning

    This week

  • word

    先週

    Meaning

    Last week

  • word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

  • word

    毎週

    Meaning

    Weekly

  • word

    週末

    Meaning

    Weekend

  • word

    週刊誌

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

  • word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

  • word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

  • word

    週

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    週刊

    Meaning

    Weekly

Words Related to 週間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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What does 'Shuukan' (週間) mean?

'Shuukan' means 'Week' .

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