(すいようび)

すいようび
noun
Wednesday
1. Wednesday
The middle day of the work week. The kanji 水 means 'water' and relates to Mercury (the 'water planet' in East Asian tradition).
水曜日(すいようび)映画(えいが)()ます
I'll watch a movie on Wednesday.
水曜日(すいようび)(なに)します
What will you do on Wednesday?
This Wednesday is a day off.
On Wednesday afternoon, I go shopping after work.
I have Japanese class every Wednesday.

水曜日(すいようび) is Wednesday, the third day of the Japanese week.

ETYMOLOGY:
(すい) (water) + 曜日(ようび) (day of the week). Based on the planet Mercury, called 水星(すいせい) (water star) in Japanese.

FORMS:

  • Full: 水曜日(すいようび)
  • Abbreviated: 水曜(すいよう) or just (すい)

DAYS OF THE WEEK:

COMMON PATTERNS: