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N4 · 11 strokes · — · Irodori #43 · Starter L12

週

week

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Readings

On’yomi
シュウ
Kun’yomi
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Example words

  • 週

    しゅう

    week

  • 週間

    しゅうかん

    week

  • 週末

    しゅうまつ

    weekend

  • 週刊誌

    しゅうかんし

    weekly (publication); weekly magazine

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Walk (辶) + circle/lap (周) — going around once; a week.

🧩Components

Remember "week" (週) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

今週 (こんしゅう) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 今週 (こんしゅう) — recall the word to unlock the reading. On'yomi: シュウ — common in compound words (熟語).