水曜日【すいようび】
Grammar & Usage
Noun
Neutral/Standard
How it works
Noun functioning as a temporal marker. Often followed by the particle 'ni' (に) to indicate the specific point in time, though 'ni' is optional with days of the week.
Sample sentences
水曜日はいつも燃えるゴミの日です。
Wednesday is always burnable garbage day.
来週の水曜日に会議を行いましょう。
Let's have the meeting next Wednesday.
Quick facts
jlptLevel:N5
pitchAccent:Heiban (0) [すいようび]
kanjiReadings:水 (sui - On-yomi), 曜 (you - On-yomi), 日 (bi - Kun-yomi/sequential voicing)
Mnemonic
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Example
水曜日はいつも燃えるゴミの日です。
Wednesday is always burnable garbage day.
来週の水曜日に会議を行いましょう。
Let's have the meeting next Wednesday.
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