水曜日
suiyōbi[sɨijo̞ːbʲi]
Wednesday in Japanese is 水曜日 (suiyōbi). Wiktionary also lists 水曜 (suiyō).
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| 水曜日 | suiyōbi | [sɨijo̞ːbʲi] (narrow) |
| 水曜 | suiyō | [sɨijo̞ː] (narrow) |
The term refers to the day of the week Wednesday. It can be written in kanji as 水曜日 or in hiragana as すいようび.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 水曜日 is composed of the characters 水 (water), 曜 (day of the week) and 日 (day).
Which one should you use?
The full, standard form is 水曜日 (suiyōbi), while 水曜 (suiyō) is a shortened version. The shortened form is commonly used in casual conversation or as a shorthand in writing.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a noun, the word does not change its form based on grammatical case or plurality. However, particles such as に are added to indicate time.
How do you pronounce it?
suiyōbi
Did you know?
- In a Japanese office or school calendar, 水曜日 is often color-coded as blue to match its 'water' meaning.
- In Japanese, 水曜 originally meant the planet 'Mercury', not the day of the week.
- The way Japanese names its days is based on ancient Chinese astrology rather than Western mythological figures like Woden.
Examples in context
- 今日は、水曜だよね？It's Wednesday today, isn't it?This sentence is useful for confirming if today is indeed 水曜.Tatoeba #11682689 by small_snow, translation #8589970 by sundown
- 今日って、水曜日よね？Today is Wednesday, isn't it?This sentence is useful for confirming if today is 水曜日.Tatoeba #11682687 by small_snow, translation #8589967 by sundown
- 今度の水曜日に会いましょう。I'll see you next Wednesday.This sentence is useful for expressing a meeting on the day of 水曜日.Tatoeba #1089545 by bunbuku, translation #953809 by CK
- 会議は 水曜日 に行われます。The meeting will be held on Wednesday.
- 24 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are discussing their schedule for a meeting.
- 蓮 Ren来週の水曜日は空いていますか？Raishū no suiyōbi wa aite imasu ka?Are you free next Wednesday?
- 美咲 Misakiすみません、水曜日は予定があります。Sumimasen, suiyōbi wa yotei ga arimasu.I'm sorry, I have plans on Wednesday.
- 蓮 Renそうですか。木曜日はどうですか？Sō desu ka. Mokuyōbi wa dō desu ka?I see. How about Thursday?
- 美咲 Misaki木曜日なら大丈夫です！Mokuyōbi nara daijōbu desu!Thursday works for me!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Wednesday” translations and entries 水曜日, 水曜, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 水曜, 水曜日, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
