Meaning

Primary

Wednesday

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 water day of the week is where the water flows from. Think of Wednesday (hump day) as being like a big hill in the middle of your week. What originates in the hills and flows down from them? Water! That's why "water day" is Wednesday.

Reading

すいようび
  • 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

  • 水曜日の夕方

    Wednesday evening

    水曜日のこの時間

    this time on Wednesday

    水曜日の番組

    Wednesday TV programs

Context Sentences

水曜日にするべきことは、大きく分けて三つあります。

What we have to do on Wednesday can be roughly split up into three things.

水曜日までに終わらせます。

I'll get it done by Wednesday.

毎週水曜日、学校の後プールに行って泳いでいます。

Every Wednesday, I go to the pool after school and swim.

Kanji Composition