week
Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.
The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.
Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.
Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.
どうぞ。良い週末を、お二人とも!
Douzo. Yoi shuumatsu o, ofutari tomo!
Here you go. Have a great weekend, you two!
結婚記念日、二週間後だね。
Kekkon kinenbi, nishuukango da ne.
Our wedding anniversary is in two weeks.
今週は、ずっと寒いですね。
Konshuu wa, zutto samui desu ne.
This week has been cold the whole time, hasn't it?
何年も前、フジコさんは夫と一緒に、毎週この公園の同じベンチに通っていました。
Nan-nen mo mae, Fujiko-san wa otto to issho ni, maishuu kono kouen no onaji benchi ni kayotte imashita.
Years ago, Fujiko and her husband used to go to that park together every week, always to the same bench.
もしもし、お母さん?今週末、みんなでお父さんのお墓で会うのはどう?
Moshi moshi, okaasan? Konshuumatsu, minna de otousan no ohaka de au no wa dou?
Hi, Mom? What if we all met at Dad's grave this weekend?
でも、一週間ずっと動画を見てたんだ。
Demo, isshuukan zutto douga wo miteta nda.
But I watched videos all week.
その週の間、カオリはケンタと一緒に準備を進めました。
Sono shuu no aida, Kaori wa Kenta to issho ni junbi wo susumemashita.
During the week, Kaori got ready with Kenta's help.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0