day of the week, weekday
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 曜, pronounced "yō," primarily means "day of the week." It is used solely in compound words rather than as a standalone term. A common compound is 曜日 (ようび, yōbi), which means "day of the week." You will also see it in specific days, such as 火曜日 (かようび, kayōbi) meaning "Tuesday," or 水曜日 (すいようび, suiyōbi) for "Wednesday." Another example is 金曜日 (きんようび, kin'yōbi), which stands for "Friday." Remember that 曜 is always part of these compounds and does not have a native reading, so focus on its use in relation to days of the week when learning.
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Example sentences
日曜日は友達と会う。
On Sundays, I meet with friends.
Meanings across languages
- English
- day of the week, weekday
- Tiếng Việt
- ngày trong tuần, thứ
- 日本語
- 曜日
- 한국어
- 요일
- 中文
- 星期几
- id
- hari dalam seminggu
- th
- วันในสัปดาห์
- es
- día de la semana
- fr
- jour de la semaine
- de
- Wochentag
- pt
- dia da semana
Common compounds
- 曜日ようびday of the week
- 火曜日かようびTuesday
- 水曜日すいようびWednesday
- 金曜日きんようびFriday
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