Kanji 週

音読おんよみ: シュウ

訓読くんよみ: めぐる

画数かくすう: 11 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 辶(しんにょう)

Meaning

week, revolve, go around


  • しゅう — week
  • 毎週まいしゅう — every week
  • 先週せんしゅう — last week
  • 来週らいしゅう — next week
  • 今週こんしゅう — this week
  • 週末しゅうまつ — weekend

The kanji 週 combines 周 (to go around) with the 辶 (movement) radical, suggesting the idea of something recurring regularly — like the cycle of a week.

来週らいしゅう旅行りょこうきます。
I'm going on a trip next week.

毎週まいしゅう日曜日にちようびにテニスをします。
I play tennis every Sunday.

🎧 Practice the native pronunciation of 週.

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