木曜(もくよう)

もくよう
noun
Thursday
time-day-of-week
1. Thursday
The fourth day of the week. Short for 木曜日(もくようび).
木曜(もくよう)は休(やす)みだ。
Thursday is a day off.
木曜(もくよう)に友達(ともだち)に会(あ)う。
I'm meeting a friend on Thursday.
毎週(まいしゅう)木曜(もくよう)に日本語(にほんご)の授業(じゅぎょう)がある。
There is a Japanese class every Thursday.
今週(こんしゅう)の木曜(もくよう)は仕事(しごと)が早(はや)く終(お)わるから、買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)こう。
Work ends early this Thursday, so let's go shopping.
来週(らいしゅう)の木曜(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)を始(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 Japanese week is named after the 七曜(しちよう): the sun, the moon, and the five visible planets. 木曜(もくよう) is the day of 木星(もくせい) (Jupiter), whose name comes from the wood element of the Chinese five elements.

Related words

Usage

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

Related Words

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