よう

youbi
Common N5 noun

Translations

1. day of the week

Notes

The term '曜日' is used to denote the days of the week in Japanese. Each day of the week is prefixed with a specific kanji representing a celestial body or element, such as '月' for Monday (Moon) or '火' for Tuesday (Fire).

Tags

#calendar #time #days

Examples

今日は何ようですか?

Kyou wa nan youbi desu ka?

What day of the week is it today?

げつようからきんようまで働きます。

Getsuyoubi kara kinyoubi made hatarakimasu.

I work from Monday to Friday.

ようは休みです。

Doyoubi wa yasumi desu.

I have a day off on Saturday.

げつようは忙しいです。

Getsuyoubi wa isogashii desu.

Mondays are busy.

しゅうまつようを気にしません。

Shuumatsu wa youbi o ki ni shimasen.

I don't worry about the day of the week on weekends.