Meaning

Primary

Saturday

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is a day of the week. You know this because it has 曜日 in it. But what day of the week is it? The dirt day is the day you finally get to go outside and get a little dirty. Maybe you're in the yard gardening, at the park playing baseball, or even riding dirt bikes somewhere with buddies. Or maybe you're just lying face down in the dirt 'cause you drank too much on Friday. Either way, Saturday is the day for getting down and dirty.

Reading

どようび
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just watch out for the becoming a like it did in the word 曜日.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 土曜日の予定

    plans for Saturday

    土曜日の朝

    Saturday morning

    土曜日のイベント

    a Saturday event

Context Sentences

今週は土曜日も仕事です。

This week I'm working on Saturday too.

土曜日は雨みたいですね。

It looks like it will rain on Saturday.

土曜日の飲み会、行く?

Are you going to the drinking party on Saturday?

Kanji Composition