What is the Kanji for "Week"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Week", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Week" is "週".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Shuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "⻌" means "Walk" . And The kanji "周" means "Circumference" and can be read as "Shuu" and "Mawa".

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

What does the kanji "週" mean in japanese?

"週" means "Week".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

今週: "This week". The noun '今週 (こんしゅう)' means 'this week'. It refers to the current week we are in, as opposed to last week or next week. It is commonly used to indicate the time period of the current seven-day cycle. For example: I have an important meeting this week - (今週は重要な会議があります). I'm going on vacation this week - (今週は休暇に行きます).

先週: "Last week". 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).

来週: "Next week". The Japanese noun '来週 (らいしゅう)' refers to the week immediately following the present week. It is used to indicate a time period in the near future. For example: I will go on vacation next week - (来週、休暇に行きます). We will have a meeting next week - (来週、ミーティングがあります).

毎週: "Weekly". The Japanese noun '毎週 (まいしゅう)' means 'weekly'. It is used to indicate something that happens or occurs on a weekly basis, such as a weekly meeting, a weekly magazine, or a weekly allowance. For example: I go to the gym weekly - (私は毎週ジムに行きます). The store has a weekly sale - (その店は毎週セールをしています).

週末: "Weekend". The Japanese noun '週末 (しゅうまつ)' refers to the 'weekend', the two-day period at the end of the standard work week when people typically do not have to work. It consists of Saturday and Sunday. This term is commonly used to indicate the free time people have during these days off from work or school. For example: I enjoy spending weekends with my family - (私は週末を家族と過ごすのが好きです). We went on a trip last weekend - (先週の週末に旅行に行きました).

週間: "Week". The Japanese suffix '週間 (しゅうかん)' means 'week(s)'. It is used to indicate a period of time consisting of a specific number of weeks. For example: One week - (一週間). Two weeks - (二週間). It is often used to describe the duration of an event or activity. The number of weeks is typically specified before the '週間' suffix, as in the examples.

週刊誌: "Weekly magazine". The Japanese word '週刊誌 (しゅうかんし)' refers to a weekly magazine or publication. These types of magazines are published on a regular weekly schedule, typically containing news, entertainment, and other informational content. They are a popular form of media in Japan. For example: I read the latest issue of the weekly magazine - (週刊誌の最新号を読んだ).

再来週: "Two weeks from now". The Japanese noun '再来週 (さらいしゅう)' refers to the week that comes two weeks after the current week. It is used to indicate a point in time that is two weeks in the future. For example: I will visit my family two weeks from now - (再来週、私は家族を訪ねます).

週休: "Weekend". The Japanese noun '週休 (しゅうきゅう)' means 'weekend'. It refers to the two-day period from Saturday to Sunday when most people do not work. '週休' is a compound word formed from '週' (week) and '休' (rest, day off). For example: I have the weekend off - (私は週休がある). It's the weekend, let's go out - (週休だから、外に行こう。)

週: "Week". The Japanese noun '週 (しゅう)' means 'week'. It is used to indicate a period of seven days. For example: This week I have a lot of work - (この週は仕事が多い). I went to the park last week - (先週、公園に行きました).

週刊: "Weekly". The Japanese noun '週刊 (しゅうかん)' means 'weekly'. It refers to something that is published or occurring once a week, such as a magazine or newspaper. For example: This is a weekly magazine - (これは週刊誌です). I read the weekly news - (私は週刊ニュースを読みます).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

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 "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.