平 日(へいじつ)

へいじつ

noun

weekday

time-general

1. weekday

Days from Monday to Friday, working days.

平日(へいじつ)は仕事(しごと)。

I work on weekdays.

平日(へいじつ)の午後(ごご)。

Weekday afternoon.

平日(へいじつ)だけ営業(えいぎょう)。

Open only on weekdays.

平日(へいじつ)は毎朝(まいあさ)6時(じ)に起(お)きる。

I wake up at 6 every morning on weekdays.

平日(へいじつ)に休(やす)みを取(と)ると、どこも空(す)いていて快適(かいてき)だ。

When I take a day off on a weekday, everywhere is empty and comfortable.

平日(へいじつ) means a regular weekday — any day that is not a weekend or public holiday. In Japan, many businesses offer different 平日(へいじつ) rates and schedules.

Common patterns

平日(へいじつ)のみ: weekdays only
平日(へいじつ)料金(りょうきん): weekday rate (often cheaper)
平日(へいじつ)ダイヤ: weekday timetable/schedule
平日(へいじつ)限定(げんてい): weekday-only (deal, menu, etc.)

Similar words

平日(へいじつ): weekday (Mon–Fri, non-holiday)
休日(きゅうじつ): day off, holiday
祝日(しゅくじつ): national/public holiday
週末(しゅうまつ): weekend

Timetables and price lists set 平日(へいじつ) against 土日祝(どにちしゅく) (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays), so Saturday is not a 平日(へいじつ).

Related Words

Antonym: 休日(きゅうじつ) (holiday)

Related: 週末(しゅうまつ) (weekend)

Compare: 祝日(しゅくじつ) (national/public holiday)

Compare: 営業日(えいぎょうび) (business day)

Related: 祭日(さいじつ) (national holiday, festival day)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.10.15 22:11

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