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日曜 (にちよう, nichiyou) Japanese meaning: Sunday | Kotomora

日にち曜よう

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Abbreviation of 日曜日. Commonly used in schedules, calendars, and compound words.

See also: 日曜日

次つぎの日にち曜ようは空あいていますか。

Are you free next Sunday?

日にち曜ようの朝あさはゆっくり起おきる。

On Sunday mornings, I get up late.

Usage patterns

毎まい週しゅう日にち曜ようevery Sunday
毎まい週しゅう日にち曜ように公こう園えんを散さん歩ぽします。
I take a walk in the park every Sunday.
次つぎの日にち曜ようnext Sunday
次つぎの日にち曜ように映えい画がを見みに行いこう。
Let's go see a movie next Sunday.
日にち曜ようは休やすみSunday is a day off
このお店みせは日にち曜ようは休やすみです。
This store is closed on Sundays.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
曜weekday

Related words

日にち曜よう日びN5
日曜日 is the full, standard word for Sunday, while 日曜 is a casual abbreviation often used in speech and compounds.
日にちN3
日曜 is the full word for Sunday, while 日 is its compact form used in calendars and schedules.

Opposites

平へい日じつN4
平日 refers to weekdays, contrasting with 日曜 which is the weekend day Sunday.

Don't confuse with

土ど曜ようN3
土曜 (Saturday) and 日曜 (Sunday) both end in 曜 and are easy for learners to mix up despite naming different days.

Counted with

日にちN3
Sunday · nth day of the month; date suffix · counter for days; number of days · Japan

Word family

日にち曜よう日びN5
Sunday
日にち曜よう版ばん
Sunday edition (of a newspaper)
日にち曜よう大だい工く
DIY; weekend carpentry; do-it-yourselfer
日にち曜よう学がっ校

Etymology

From 日 (sun, day) + 曜 (day of the week). Part of the seven-day week system adopted from Chinese.

こう

Sunday school