#japanese/hai-4/unit-3

New kanji


The days of the week involve lots of kanji. They are below, and read like so.

  • げつ
  • すい
  • もく
  • きん
  • にち

Also, the name of each day ends in 曜日ようび, just like how in English each one ends in ‘day’.

Complete days of the week


  • Monday: げつ曜日ようび
  • Tuesday: 曜日ようび
  • Wednesday: すい曜日ようび
  • Thursday: もく曜日ようび
  • Friday: きん曜日ようび
  • Saturday: 曜日ようび
  • Sunday: 曜日ようび

Question structure


Q: 何曜日なんようびですか? What day of the week is it?

A: きょうは (day) です. Today is (day).