Hello. I’m Ichiyo and I represent “Ichiyo’s Japanese Online Lesson.” I’m teaching Japanese to Japanese learners. Can you say “Days of the Week” in Japanese? Do you know the kanji?
“Days of the Week” is「曜日（ようび）」in Japanese.
Let’s learn the seven days of the week「曜日」on this page.
- Days of the Week =「曜日（ようび）」Yōbi
- Sunday =「日曜日（にちようび）」Nichiyōbi
- Monday =「月曜日（げつようび）」Getsuyōbi
- Tuesday =「火曜日（かようび）」Kayōbi
- Wednesday =「水曜日（すいようび）」Suiyōbi
- Thursday =「木曜日（もくようび）」Mokuyōbi
- Friday =「金曜日（きんようび）」Kinyōbi
- Saturday =「土曜日（どようび）」Doyōbi
- Simplification of Days of the Week
- Checking and Correcting Your Japanese
Days of the Week =「曜日（ようび）」Yōbi
We often use the following phrases. Let’s try and say these in Japanese!
今日は何曜日ですか。
Kyō wa nan’yōbi desu ka?
What day is it today?
今日は何曜だっけ？(Casual)
Kyō wa naniyō da kke?
What day is it today?
「何曜（なんよう）」is the shortened version of「何曜日（なんようび）」.
「何曜日」means “what day is it?”
何曜日にご飯に行きますか。
Naniyōbi ni gohan ni ikimasu ka?
What day of the week shall we go out for a meal?
日本語のレッスンは何曜日に受けられますか。
Nihongo no ressun wa naniyōbi ni ukeraremasu ka?
What day of the week can I take a Japanese lesson?
世界史のテストは何曜日ですか。
Sekaishi no tesuto wa nan’yōbi desu ka?
What day is the world history test?
Sunday =「日曜日（にちようび）」Nichiyōbi
次の日は朝から仕事なので、日曜日は早めに寝ます。
Tsugi no hi wa asa kara shigoto nanode, nichiyōbi wa hayame ni nemasu.
I’ll go to bed early on Sunday, because I have to go to work early next morning.
「日」means “sun” or “day.” One of the kun-yomi readings is「ひ(hi)」.
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Monday =「月曜日（げつようび）」Getsuyōbi
（私達は）月曜日に大学でプレゼン発表を行います。
(Watashitachi wa) getsuyōbi ni daigaku de purezen happyō o okonaimasu.
We’ll give a presentation at the university on Monday.
「月」means “moon.” The kun-yomi reading is「つき(tsuki)」.
Tuesday =「火曜日（かようび）」Kayōbi
火曜日の夜は毎週そのドラマを必ず見ます。
I always watch the drama every Tuesday night.
Kayōbi no yoru wa maishū sono dorama o kanarazu mimasu.
「火」means “fire.” The kun-yomi reading is「ひ(hi)」.
Click here to see more sentences with「火曜日（かようび）」
Wednesday =「水曜日（すいようび）」Suiyōbi
来週の水曜日はプールに行って泳ぎます。
Raishū no suiyōbi wa pūru ni itte oyogimasu.
I’ll swim in the pool next Wednesday.
「水」means “water.” The kun-yomi reading is「みず(mizu)」.
Thursday =「木曜日（もくようび）」Mokuyōbi
今週の木曜日にご飯に行きませんか。
Konshū no mokuyōbi ni gohan ni ikimasen ka?
Shall we go out for a meal this Thursday?
「木」means “tree.” The kun-yomi reading is「き(ki)」.
Friday =「金曜日（きんようび）」Kinyōbi
来週の金曜日までに会議の資料を作ってください。
Raishū no kin’yōbi made ni kaigi no shiryō o tsukutte kudasai.
Please make the documents for the meeting by next Friday.
The on-yomi reading of「金」is「キン(kin)」and it means “gold.”
One of kun-yomi readings of「金」is「かね(kane)」and it means “money.”
Saturday =「土曜日（どようび）」Doyōbi
土曜日は朝から晩までゲームで遊んでいて、お母さんに怒られた。
Doyōbi wa asa kara ban made gēmu de asonde ite, okāsan ni okora reta.
I was playing video games from morning till night on Saturday and I was scolded by my mom.
「土」means “soil.” The kun-yomi reading is「つち(tsuchi)」.
Simplification of Days of the Week
Sometimes the seven「曜日（ようび）」are written in a simplified way, for example like「日（にち）」,「月（げつ）」,「火（か）」,「水（すい）」,「木（もく）」,「金（きん）」and「土（ど）」.
We often see the simplified versions used in a calendar.
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