How to Say "Next Sunday" in Japanese

次の日曜日

tsugi no nichiyoubi

In Japanese, 'next Sunday' is expressed as 次の日曜日 (tsugi no nichiyoubi).

The phrase refers to the Sunday that comes immediately after the current day.

Which one should you use?

While 次の日曜日 refers to the next Sunday in a sequence, the expression 今度の日曜日 is more commonly used in conversation to mean 'this coming Sunday'.

The particle の is required to link the adjective-like tsugi to the noun nichiyoubi.

tsugi no nichiyoubi

In Japanese, the word for Sunday 日曜日 literally translates to 'day of the sun'. This is part of a naming system where every day of the week is linked to a celestial body or element.
The kanji 日 in 日曜日 is one of the most common characters in the language and can mean 'sun', 'day' or even 'Japan' depending on the context.
In many Japanese contexts, using 次の (next) can actually be ambiguous, sometimes referring to a Sunday in the following week rather than the one coming up. To avoid confusion, speakers often use 今度 (this time/next time) to pin down the immediate upcoming Sunday.

次の日曜日は休んでください。
Please take next Sunday off.
This sentence is useful for requesting that someone take 次の日曜日 off.
Tatoeba #4518867 by kuroyukihime, translation #5366258 by kemushi69
会議は次の日曜日に開催されます。
The meeting will take place next Sunday.
This sentence is useful for stating that a meeting will be held on 次の日曜日.
Tatoeba #10284657 by bunbuku, translation #22431 by CK
次の日曜日、会えるの楽しみしてるよ。
I'm looking forward to seeing you next Sunday.
This sentence is useful for expressing excitement about seeing someone on 次の日曜日.
Tatoeba #11031668 by small_snow, translation #264313 by CN
映画を見に行こう！次の日曜どう？
Let's go to the movies! How about next Sunday?
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Kenta and Misaki are discussing their plans for the upcoming weekend.

健太 Kenta

次の日曜日は空いてる？
tsugi no nichiyoubi wa aiteru?
Are you free next Sunday?
美咲 Misaki

うん、特に予定はないよ。
un, tokuni yotei wa nai yo.
Yeah, I don't have any particular plans.
健太 Kenta

じゃあ、一緒に映画に行かない？
jaa, issho ni eiga ni ikanai?
Then, do you want to go see a movie together?
美咲 Misaki

いいよ、ぜひ行こう！
ii yo, zehi ikou!
Sure, let's definitely go!

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