週
🎯 JLPT N5 Kanji

週 – Week (Shuu Kanji)

Learn the meaning, Onyomi and Kunyomi readings, stroke order, common vocabulary, and example sentences for the Japanese Kanji 週.

MeaningWeek
Strokes11
JLPT LevelN5
GradeGrade 2
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Kanji 週 Readings – Onyomi & Kunyomi

週 has both an Onyomi (Chinese-derived) reading and Kunyomi (native Japanese) readings, each used in different word contexts.

🈶 Onyomi (音読み) シュウ (shuu)

Used in compound words such as 週末 (shuumatsu – weekend) and 毎週 (maishuu – every week). This is the only reading used for 週 in everyday Japanese.

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週 Stroke Order – How to Write 週

週 is written with 11 strokes. Follow the numbered order below to write it correctly.

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💡 Tip: Write the inner component 周 first — the enclosing box with 土 and 口 inside — then finish with the walking radical 辶 sweeping along the bottom-left and out to the right.

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Common Words Using 週 (Vocabulary List)

Here are 10 essential words that use the kanji 週, worth memorizing first.

今こん 週しゅう konshuu
This week
来らい 週しゅう raishuu
Next week
先せん 週しゅう senshuu
Last week
毎まい 週しゅう maishuu
Every week
週しゅう 末まつ shuumatsu
Weekend
週しゅう 間かん shuukan
Week (as duration, counter)
週しゅう 刊かん 誌し shuukanshi
Weekly magazine
再さ 来らい 週しゅう saraishuu
The week after next
週しゅう 休きゅう shuukyuu
Weekly day(s) off
隔かく 週しゅう kakushuu
Every other week, biweekly
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Example Sentences with 週

See 週 used in real, natural Japanese sentences with Kanji, Kana, Romaji and English meaning.

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今週は忙しいです。

こんしゅうは　いそがしいです。

Konshuu wa isogashii desu.

I am busy this week.

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来週、旅行に行きます。

らいしゅう、りょこうに　いきます。

Raishuu, ryokou ni ikimasu.

I will go on a trip next week.

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週末は家族と過ごします。

しゅうまつは　かぞくと　すごします。

Shuumatsu wa kazoku to sugoshimasu.

I spend weekends with my family.

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毎週火曜日にジムに行きます。

まいしゅう　かようびに　じむに　いきます。

Maishuu kayoubi ni jimu ni ikimasu.

I go to the gym every Tuesday.

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このプロジェクトは二週間かかります。

この　ぷろじぇくとは　にしゅうかん　かかります。

Kono purojekuto wa nishuukan kakarimasu.

This project will take two weeks.

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Frequently Asked Questions About 週

What does the Kanji 週 mean?

週 means week. It is a common JLPT N5 kanji and appears in many everyday words such as 今週 (konshuu, this week) and 週末 (shuumatsu, weekend).

What is the Onyomi reading of 週?

The Onyomi (Chinese-derived) reading of 週 is シュウ (shuu), as in 週末 (shuumatsu, weekend) and 毎週 (maishuu, every week).

Does 週 have a Kunyomi reading?

週 does not have a common Kunyomi reading used in modern Japanese; it is read using its Onyomi シュウ (shuu) in essentially all everyday contexts.

How many strokes does 週 have?

週 is written with 11 strokes.

Is 週 a JLPT N5 kanji?

Yes, 週 is part of the official JLPT N5 kanji list and is essential for everyday time expressions like 今週 (konshuu, this week) and 週末 (shuumatsu, weekend).

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