Recognize 週 in 今週 and 来週; learn the whole words and use them in everyday sentences.

The idea

週 has 11 strokes; follow the order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 今週 as こんしゅう and 来週 as らいしゅう. Learn each reading together with the whole word and its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
今週こんしゅうthis week
来週らいしゅうnext week
毎週まいしゅうevery week
週末しゅうまつweekend

Examples

  • 今週こんしゅうはとても忙いそがしいです。I am very busy this week.
  • 来週らいしゅう友達ともだちに会あいます。I will meet a friend next week.
  • 毎週まいしゅう日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうします。I study Japanese every week.
  • 週末しゅうまつに家族かぞくと出でかけます。I go out with my family at the weekend.
  • 先週せんしゅう新あたらしいカフェに行いきました。I went to a new café last week.
  • 来週らいしゅうの月曜日げつようびに授業じゅぎょうがあります。There is a class next Monday.

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Watch out

今週 is this week; 来週 is next week. 週 is a week, while 曜日 names a day of the week.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 今週 in hiragana.

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    こんしゅう

    今週 is read こんしゅう; it means this week. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 来週 in hiragana.

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    らいしゅう

    来週 is read らいしゅう; it means next week. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  3. Complete the missing kanji from this lesson: 毎＿（まいしゅう）.

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    週

    週 completes 毎週, read まいしゅう; the complete expression means every week.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 週 from memory in stroke order, and read 今週 and 来週 aloud. Then check their readings and meanings.