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day of week

JLPT N4 Grade 2 18 strokes
On'yomi
ヨウ
Radical
· sun (sun, day)

曜 means "day of week". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 18 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

Example word

何曜なんよう

what day

曜 in example sentences

  • げつようびです。

    Getsuyoubi desu.

    It's Monday.

  • どようびだよ。

    Doyoubi da yo.

    It is Saturday.

  • げつようびにして。

    Getsuyoubi ni shite.

    Do it Monday.

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

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 曜

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Common questions

What does the kanji 曜 mean?
曜 means "day of week". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 曜 have?
曜 is written in 18 strokes.
How is 曜 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ.
What JLPT level is 曜?
曜 is a JLPT N4 kanji.