週
しゅう · shuu (also spelled shu)
Week
Other ways to say “week” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
週末は何するの？
しゅうまつはなにするの？
What are you doing this weekend?
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私は毎週末、公園で写真を撮ります。
わたしはまいしゅうまつ、こうえんでしゃしんをとります。
I take photos in the park every weekend.
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誕生日まであと一週間だ。
たんじょうびまであといっしゅうかんだ。
It's one week until my birthday.
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週末も働きます。
しゅうまつもはたらきます。
I work on weekends too.
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What does 週 mean?
Week.
How do you pronounce 週?
しゅう (shuu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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