週
week
Readings
On'yomi
- シュウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
週 centers on the recurring cycle of a week: a seven-day period used for scheduling and timekeeping.
Most common words using 週
20 of 84- 週間しゅうかんN4
week
- 週しゅうN3
week
- 今週こんしゅうN5
this week
- 週末しゅうまつN4
weekend
- 毎週まいしゅうN5
every week
- 先週せんしゅうN5
last week; the week before
- 来週らいしゅうN5
next week
- 週刊しゅうかんN1
weekly publication
- 週刊文春しゅうかんぶんしゅん
Shūkanbunshun (weekly magazine)
- 週休しゅうきゅうN1
weekly holiday
- 翌週よくしゅうN3
the following week; the next week
- 隔週かくしゅうN1
every other week; every two weeks
- 次週じしゅう
next week
- 前週ぜんしゅう
last week; the week before
- 再来週さらいしゅうN4
week after next
- 一週いっしゅう
one week
- 週給しゅうきゅう
weekly pay
- 週報しゅうほう
weekly report; weekly bulletin
- 一週間いっしゅうかん
one week
- 週明けしゅうあけN2
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
Study
Etymology
週 combines 辶 (movement) with 周, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of a cycle or circuit, together suggesting a recurring time cycle.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 wraps around 周, like a cycle going around and around. Picture a calendar page turning in a loop, marking each week.
Reading mnemonic
For シュウ, imagine a shoe (シュウ) stepping through the days of the week: each step is a new day, and the shoe walks the weekly cycle.