(もくよう)

もくよう
noun
Thursday
1. Thursday
The fourth day of the week. Short for 木曜日(もくようび).
木曜(もくよう)(やす)みだ。
Thursday is a day off.
木曜(もくよう)友達(ともだち)()う。
I'm meeting a friend on Thursday.
毎週(まいしゅう)木曜(もくよう)日本語(にほんご)授業(じゅぎょう)がある。
There is a Japanese class every Thursday.
今週(こんしゅう)木曜(もくよう)仕事(しごと)(はや)()わるから、()(もの)()こう。
Work ends early this Thursday, so let's go shopping.
来週(らいしゅう)木曜(もくよう)にテストがあるので、月曜(げつよう)から勉強(べんきょう)(はじ)めた。
There is a test next Thursday, so I started studying on Monday.

Short form of 木曜日(もくようび). Both forms are common; 木曜(もくよう) is slightly more casual.

ETYMOLOGY:
The kanji (もく) means "wood/tree" and comes from the Chinese 五行(ごぎょう) (five elements) system, which also influenced the naming of the other days of the week.

DAYS OF THE WEEK:

  • 日曜(にちよう)(にち)): Sunday
  • 月曜(げつよう)(げつ)): Monday
  • 火曜(かよう)()): Tuesday
  • 水曜(すいよう)(すい)): Wednesday
  • 木曜(もくよう)(もく)): Thursday
  • 金曜(きんよう)(きん)): Friday
  • 土曜(どよう)()): Saturday

USAGE:
Use the particle に when specifying a day: 木曜(もくよう)()う (meet on Thursday). In scheduling contexts, the short abbreviation (もく) is also common: (もく)(きん) (Thu/Fri).