今 週(こんしゅう)

こんしゅう

noun, adverb

this week

1. this week

The current week; the week we are in now. Used to talk about events or plans within the present week.

今週(こんしゅう)は忙(いそが)しいです。

I'm busy this week.

今週(こんしゅう)の日曜日(にちようび)に会(あ)いましょう。

Let's meet this Sunday.

今週(こんしゅう)中(ちゅう)に終(お)わらせます。

I'll finish it within this week.

今週(こんしゅう)は毎日(まいにち)朝(あさ)から晩(ばん)まで仕事(しごと)があって、とても大変(たいへん)です。

This week I have work from morning to night every day, so it's really tough.

There's a friend's birthday party this Friday, so I'm thinking about what to give. I have to go buy a present.

今週(こんしゅう) means "this week" and functions as both a noun and an adverb.

Time series

先週(せんしゅう): last week
今週(こんしゅう): this week
来週(らいしゅう): next week

Common patterns

今週(こんしゅう)の月曜日(げつようび): this Monday
今週(こんしゅう)中(ちゅう)に: within this week, before the week is out
今週末(こんしゅうまつ): this weekend (from 今週(こんしゅう) + 週末(しゅうまつ))

RELATED こん- WORDS (the prefix meaning "this, current"):

今月(こんげつ): this month
今年(ことし): this year (irregular reading)
今日(きょう): today (irregular reading)
今朝(けさ): this morning (irregular reading)

Usage

Used adverbially without a particle (今週(こんしゅう)忙(いそが)しい); に is not attached the way it is to a specific day.

Related Words

Compare: 先週(せんしゅう) (last week)

Compare: 来週(らいしゅう) (next week)

Related: 今月(こんげつ) (this month)

Related: 毎週(まいしゅう) (every week)

Related: 今年(ことし) (this year)

Related: 今日(きょう) (today)

Related: 今朝(けさ) (this morning)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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