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Kanji 週: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 週: week

Key takeaways

Kanji 週: week. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

week

On reading

シュウ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 週

week

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

周 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine time moving (⻌) along until it completes a full cycle around (周). This represents a week, which is a recurring cycle of seven days.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シュウ
  • 隔週かくしゅう

    every other week / biweekly

  • 先先週せんせんしゅう

    week before last

  • 再来週さらいしゅう

    week after next

  • しゅう

    week

  • 週間しゅうかん

    week / weekly period

  • さ来週さらいしゅう

    the week after next

  • 今週こんしゅう

    this week

  • 先週せんしゅう

    last week

Commonly used words

  • 隔週
    かくしゅう

    every other week / biweekly

  • 先先週
    せんせんしゅう

    week before last

  • 再来週
    さらいしゅう

    week after next

  • しゅう

    week

  • 週間
    しゅうかん

    week / weekly period

  • さ来週
    さらいしゅう

    the week after next

Example sentences

Example 1

でゴミを出してください。

Translation

Please take out the trash every other week.

Example 2

のミーティングに参加します。

Translation

I attend the meetings held every other week.

Example 3

先先に友だちと会いました。

Translation

I met a friend the week before last.

Example 4

先先の天気はとても良かったです。

Translation

The weather was very nice the week before last.

Kanji 週: week | Daily Nihongo