ウィークデー

also: ウイークデー · ウィークデイ · ウイークデイ

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Meanings

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Refers to any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday. Commonly used in contexts like work schedules, store hours, and traffic patterns.

このカフェはウィークデーは朝あさ7時じに開あきます。
This café opens at 7 a.m. on weekdays.
ウィークデーの通つう勤きんラッシュは大たい変へんだ。
The weekday commute rush is tough.

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Usage patterns

ウィークデー限げん定ていweekdays only (limited to)
このセールはウィークデー限げん定ていです。
This sale is limited to weekdays.
ウィークデーに〈動どう詞し〉to do something on weekdays
ウィークデーに出でかける人ひとは少すくない。
Few people go out on weekdays.
ウィークデーの〈場ば所しょ〉a place's weekday state (e.g. traffic, crowds)
ウィークデーのオフィス街がいは静しずかだ。
The business district is quiet on weekdays.

Related words

平へい日じつN4
平日 is the native, everyday Japanese word for 'weekday' and dominates formal or written contexts, while ウィークデー is a loanword often used in casual or commercial settings like store hours or sales.

Opposites

週しゅう末まつN4
週末 means 'weekend', the direct opposite of ウィークデー, which refers to Monday through Friday.

Don't confuse with

ウィークエンドN1
ウイークエンド ('weekend') sounds and looks similar to ウィークデー but refers to the opposite part of the week.

Built from

ウィーク+デー

Written forms

ウイークデーUsage100%
Variant katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.
ウィークデイ
Rare variant; the final イ may reflect an older or alternative transcription.
ウイークデイ
Rare variant combining the less common initial ウイ and final イ.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'weekday'.