げつよう

getsuyoubi
Common N5 noun

Translations

1. Monday

Notes

In Japanese culture, the week traditionally starts on Monday. The kanji 月 (getsu) means 'moon', 曜 (you) is a character used for days of the week, and 日 (bi) means 'day'.

Tags

#days of the week #calendar #time

Examples

げつように会いましょう。

Getsuyoubi ni aimashou.

Let's meet on Monday.

げつようは忙しいです。

Getsuyoubi wa isogashii desu.

Monday is busy.

げつようから新しい仕事が始まります。

Getsuyoubi kara atarashii shigoto ga hajimarimasu.

A new job starts from Monday.