Recognize 曜 in 曜日 and 月曜日; learn the whole words and use them in everyday sentences.

The idea

曜 has 18 strokes; follow the order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 曜日 as ようび and 月曜日 as げつようび. Learn each reading together with the whole word and its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
曜日ようびday of the week
月曜日げつようびMonday
火曜日かようびTuesday
水曜日すいようびWednesday
木曜日もくようびThursday
金曜日きんようびFriday
土曜日どようびSaturday
日曜日にちようびSunday

Examples

  • 今日きょうは何曜日なんようびですか。What day of the week is it today?
  • 月曜日げつようびに学校がっこうへ行いきます。I go to school on Monday.
  • 火曜日かようびは店みせが休やすみです。The shop is closed on Tuesday.
  • 水曜日すいようびに本ほんを返かえします。I return the book on Wednesday.
  • 木曜日もくようびは日本語にほんごの授業じゅぎょうです。Japanese class is on Thursday.
  • 金曜日きんようびに友達ともだちと食たべます。I eat with a friend on Friday.
  • 土曜日どようびと日曜日にちようびは家いえで休やすみます。I rest at home on Saturday and Sunday.

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Watch out

曜日 is ようび; in 日曜日 the first 日 is にち and the last is び. 週 means week, not a weekday.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 曜日 in hiragana.

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    ようび

    曜日 is read ようび; it means day of the week. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 月曜日 in hiragana.

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    げつようび

    月曜日 is read げつようび; it means Monday. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  3. Complete the missing kanji from this lesson: 火＿日（かようび）.

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    曜

    曜 completes 火曜日, read かようび; the complete expression means Tuesday.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 曜 from memory in stroke order, and read 曜日 and 月曜日 aloud. Then check their readings and meanings.