What is the Kanji for "Weekday"?

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

The Japanese Kanji for "Weekday" is "曜".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "You".

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 kanji "日" means "Day" and "Sun" and can be read as "Jitsu", "Nichi", "Hi", and "Ka". And The radical "翟" means "Surname" .

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

What does the kanji "曜" mean in japanese?

"曜" means "Weekday".

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:

曜日: "Day of the week". The Japanese noun '曜日 (ようび)' refers to one of the days of the week, such as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. This word is commonly used when specifying a particular day or when discussing weekly schedules and routines. For example: What day is it today? - (今日は何曜日ですか?). My Japanese class is on Wednesday. - (私の日本語の授業は水曜日です).

日曜日: "Sunday". The Japanese noun '日曜日 (にちようび)' refers to the seventh day of the week, which is Sunday. It is one of the two days of the weekend in many countries. For example: I like to relax on Sundays - (日曜日は休みたいと思います). Today is Sunday - (今日は日曜日です).

土曜日: "Saturday". The Japanese noun '土曜日 (どようび)' refers to the seventh day of the week, Saturday. It is one of the days that make up the standard work week in Japan. For example: I rest on Saturdays - (土曜日は休みます)。The day before Sunday - (日曜日の前の日)。

金曜日: "Friday". 金曜日 (きんようび)' is the Japanese word for 'Friday', the sixth day of the week. In Japanese culture, Friday is often associated with the end of the work week and the start of the weekend. It is commonly used in daily conversation to refer to the upcoming or current Friday. For example: Today is Friday - (今日は金曜日です). I'm going out with friends on Friday - (金曜日に友達と出かけます).

月曜日: "Monday". The Japanese noun '月曜日 (げつようび)' means 'Monday'. This refers to the first day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. Months in Japanese are named by combining the word for month (月) with the day of the week, so 'Monday' literally translates to 'moon day'. For example: Today is Monday - (今日は月曜日です)

木曜日: "Thursday". The noun '木曜日 (もくようび)' refers to Thursday, the fourth day of the week in the Gregorian calendar. It is one of the seven days of the week and falls between Wednesday and Friday. For example: Today is Thursday - (今日は木曜日です). My birthday is on a Thursday this year - (私の誕生日は今年の木曜日です).

火曜日: "Tuesday". 火曜日 (かようび)' refers to the third day of the week in the Japanese calendar. It is one of the seven days of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday. This noun is typically used to indicate the specific day of the week when an event or action takes place, for example: I have an appointment on Tuesday - (火曜日に予約があります).

水曜日: "Wednesday". The Japanese noun '水曜日 (すいようび)' refers to the fourth day of the week, which is Wednesday. It is one of the seven days that make up the week. Some examples: Wednesday is my favorite day of the week - (水曜日が一番好きな曜日です). We have a meeting every Wednesday - (毎水曜日にミーティングがあります).

日曜: "Sunday". The Japanese noun '日曜 (にちよう)' refers to the day of the week known as 'Sunday'. It is the seventh day of the week and is considered a day of rest and relaxation. For example: I spend my Sundays relaxing at home - (私は日曜日を家で寛いで過ごします).

土曜: "Saturday". The Japanese noun '土曜 (どよう)' refers to the day Saturday. It is one of the seven days of the week, following Friday and preceding Sunday. Some example sentences: Tomorrow is Saturday - (明日は土曜日です). I go to the park on Saturdays - (土曜日に公園に行きます).

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 "よ" is read as "yo". 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.