しゅう
shūnoun
In hiragana, "week" is しゅう (shū). To say a length of time, use いっしゅうかん (isshūkan), one week. It is also called こんしゅう (konshū).
Meaning: a week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| しゅう | shū | noun |
| いっしゅうかん | isshūkan | noun, one week |
| こんしゅう | konshū | noun, this week |
Combine it with time words: こんしゅう (konshū) is this week, らいしゅう (raishū) is next week and せんしゅう (senshū) is last week.
How does it change in a sentence?
Add かん (kan) for duration: にしゅうかん (nishūkan) is two weeks.
Did you know?
- The weekday names come from the moon, sun, fire, water, wood, metal and earth, for example げつようび (getsuyōbi) for Monday.
Examples in context
- こんしゅうはいそがしいです。Konshū wa isogashii desu.I am busy this week.
- いっしゅうかんやすみます。Isshūkan yasumimasu.I will rest for a week.
- らいしゅうあいましょう。Raishū aimashō.Let's meet next week.
Example conversation
Taro and his coworker Mika plan a meeting.
- Taroミカさん、らいしゅうはあいていますか。Mika-san, raishū wa aite imasu ka.Mika, are you free next week?
- Mikaもくようびならだいじょうぶです。Mokuyōbi nara daijōbu desu.Thursday is fine.
- Taroでは、もくようびにしましょう。Dewa, mokuyōbi ni shimashō.Then let's make it Thursday.
