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水曜 (すいよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

水すい曜よう

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よ

う

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Abbreviation of 水曜日 (すいようび). Used in calendars, schedules, and casual contexts where the full form is not needed.

See also: 水曜日

会かい議ぎは水すい曜ようの午ご後ごです。
The meeting is on Wednesday afternoon.
水すい曜ようはいつも忙いそがしい

。

I'm always busy on Wednesdays.

Kanji

水water
曜weekday

Similar words

水すい曜よう日び
Full form meaning 'Wednesday'. 水曜 is a common abbreviation used in informal or space-limited contexts.

Etymology

From 水 (すい, 'water') + 曜 (よう, 'day of the week'). Part of the seven-day week system adopted from Chinese, where each day is associated with a celestial body or element.