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week

JLPT N4 Grade 2 11 strokes
On'yomi
シュウ

週 means "week". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is シュウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

Example word

週末しゅうまつ

weekend

週 in example sentences

  • またらいしゅう

    Mata raishuu!

    See you next week!

  • またらいしゅう

    Mata raishuu.

    See you next week!

  • しゅうまつにね。

    Shuumatsu ni ne.

    See you on the weekend.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 週

Common questions

What does the kanji 週 mean?
週 means "week". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 週 have?
週 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 週 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is シュウ.
What JLPT level is 週?
週 is a JLPT N4 kanji.