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What is the Kanji for 'Week'? | 週

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.

    kanji

    週

    Meaning

    Week

    Reading

    onyomiしゅう

    shuu

    Parts

    ⻌Walk 周Circumference

    Example Word

    今週: this week. The Japanese noun '今週 (こんしゅう)' means 'this week'. It refers to the current week, starting from Sunday and ending on Saturday. This word is commonly used in daily conversations and formal settings to discuss events, schedules, or plans occurring within the current week. For example: I have a meeting this week「今週会議があります」(こんしゅうかいぎがあります). This week's weather is nice「今週の天気はいいです」(こんしゅうのてんきはいいです). It is important to note that '今週' is often used with time-related expressions, such as '今週中 (こんしゅうじゅう)' meaning 'within this week'.

    Radical

    辵

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1241

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 週

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    ⻌

    Meaning

    Walk

    kanji

    周

    Meaning

    Circumference

Words Using 週

This kanji is used in 11 words:

    word

    週

    Meaning

    Week

    word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

    word

    週刊

    Meaning

    Weekly

    word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

    word

    週刊誌

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

    word

    先週

    Meaning

    Last week

    word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

    word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

    word

    週末

    Meaning

    Weekend

    word

    毎週

    Meaning

    Weekly

    word

    今週

    Meaning

    This week

Kanji Related to 週 Through the Part ⻌

These 32 kanji contain the part ⻌ as well.

    kanji

    遵

    Meaning

    Obey, Abide by

    kanji

    運

    Meaning

    Fortune

    kanji

    過

    Meaning

    Exceed, Error

    kanji

    巡

    Meaning

    Go around, Patrol

    kanji

    遠

    Meaning

    Far

    kanji

    違

    Meaning

    Differ, Different

    kanji

    送

    Meaning

    Send

    kanji

    速

    Meaning

    Quick

    kanji

    遭

    Meaning

    Encounter, Meet with

    kanji

    近

    Meaning

    Near

    kanji

    達

    Meaning

    Attain, Plural

    kanji

    遅

    Meaning

    Slow, Late

    kanji

    遷

    Meaning

    Transfer, Transition

    kanji

    述

    Meaning

    State, Mention

    kanji

    逮

    Meaning

    Catch up with, Apprehend

    kanji

    迅

    Meaning

    Swift

    kanji

    進

    Meaning

    Advance

    kanji

    逸

    Meaning

    Elude, Deviate

    kanji

    遂

    Meaning

    Consummate, Accomplish

    kanji

    遮

    Meaning

    Obstruct, Intercept

    kanji

    込

    Meaning

    Put in, Crowded

    kanji

    遣

    Meaning

    Use, Dispatch

    kanji

    迎

    Meaning

    Welcome

    kanji

    遇

    Meaning

    Treat, Interview

    kanji

    逆

    Meaning

    Reverse

    kanji

    還

    Meaning

    Return, Send back

    kanji

    造

    Meaning

    Make, Build

    kanji

    選

    Meaning

    Choose

    kanji

    逐

    Meaning

    Pursue, Drive out

    kanji

    逝

    Meaning

    Die, Pass on

    kanji

    退

    Meaning

    Retreat

    kanji

    遺

    Meaning

    Leave behind

Kanji Related to 週 Through the Part 周

These 2 kanji contain the part 周 as well.

    kanji

    調

    Meaning

    Investigate, Tune

    kanji

    彫

    Meaning

    Carve

Learn the Kanji 週

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 週 mean?

週 means 'Week'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.