Meaning

Primary

Next Week

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The next week is the next week. It isn't last week or this week, it's the next one!

Reading

らいしゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 来週行く

    to go next week

    来週辺り

    around next week

    来週早々

    early next week

Context Sentences

次のクラスは来週です。

The next class is next week.

来週の大会に出るために、毎日走って体力をつけています。

I run every day to go to the tournament next week.

来週の作文のテーマは「自分の生まれた日」です。

The theme of next week's composition is "the day I was born".

Kanji Composition