How to Say "Next Week" in Japanese

来週

raishū[ɾa̠iɕɨː]

Next week in Japanese is 来週 (raishū).

来週 is an adverb used to refer to the week following the current one.

Meaning: week after this one (adv)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of 来 (come) and 週 (week).

来週 (next week) is contrasted with 今週 (this week). By adding the prefix 再 to 来週, you can form the phrase 再来週, which means the week after next.

By adding the particle の to 来週, it can function as an adjective, such as in the phrase 来週の (next week's).

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In Japanese, 来 (come) is used for the future, such as in 来週 (next week). This is because the future is viewed as moving toward the speaker rather than the speaker moving toward it.
The word 来週 is an example of a 'kango' word, which are vocabulary items borrowed from Chinese. These often sound more formal than 'yamato kotoba', the native Japanese words.
Japanese can extend the prefix 再 (again) beyond 再来週 to create 再来年 (the year after next) and 再来月 (the month after next), following a consistent mathematical pattern.

また再来週。
See you the week after next week.
This sentence shows how to refer to the week after next using 来週.
Tatoeba #2366082 by tommy_san, translation #2394536 by fenfang557
来週来るの？
Are you coming next week?
This sentence uses 来週 to ask about an arrival time.
Tatoeba #8764341 by bunbuku, translation #4134539 by CK
来週するよ。
I'll do it next week.
This sentence uses 来週 to indicate when an action will be performed.
Tatoeba #9671246 by small_snow, translation #9670931 by CK
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Two friends are discussing their schedules at a cafe.

陽太 Yota

来週、暇？
Raishū, hima?
Are you free next week?
結衣 Yui

来週はちょっと忙しいかな。
Raishū wa chotto isogashii kana.
I might be a little busy next week.
陽太 Yota

じゃあ、再来週はどう？
Jā, saraishū wa dō?
Then, how about the week after next?
結衣 Yui

再来週なら大丈夫だよ！
Saraishū nara daijōbu da yo!
The week after next is fine!

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