週 means “week”

しゅう · shuu

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シュウ

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 11 strokes

The story

A road that circles back to its beginning: seven days walk a complete orbit before the cycle starts again.

Used in 今週 (konshuu, this week) and 週末 (shuumatsu, weekend)

More from Seasons & Time

• 朝 morning
• 新 new
• 暗 dark
• 夕 evening
• 今 now
• 冬 winter
• 古 old
• 早 early
• 先 ahead
• 夜 night
• 長 long
• 明 bright

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.