週 — JLPT N5 Kanji
週 (shuu/): week. JLPT N5 kanji.
Character Info
| Kanji | Strokes | JLPT | Radical | Radical Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 週 | 11 | N5 | 辵 | walk/movement |
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On (音) | シュウ | shuu | Chinese-origin (音読み) |
Meanings
- week
Vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Romaji | English | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 今週 | こんしゅう | konshuu | this week | N5 |
| 来週 | らいしゅう | raishuu | next week | N5 |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | senshuu | last week | N5 |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう | maishuu | every week | N5 |
| 週末 | しゅうまつ | shuumatsu | weekend | N5 |
Stroke Order
Left: 辶 (movement radical, 3 strokes). Right: 周 (circumference, 8 strokes) — top part then 用.
Mnemonic
Moving (辶) around (周) in a cycle — a week is a regular circuit of seven days.
Common Mistakes
週 vs 週 written with wrong inner components — the 周 part contains 吉 on top and 用 below.