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Thursday
The fourth day of the week. Short for 木曜日.
木曜は休みだ。
Thursday is a day off.
木曜に友達に会う。
I'm meeting a friend on Thursday.
毎週木曜に日本語の授業がある。
There is a Japanese class every Thursday.
今週の木曜は仕事が早く終わるから、買い物に行こう。
Work ends early this Thursday, so let's go shopping.
来週の木曜にテストがあるので、月曜から勉強を始めた。
There is a test next Thursday, so I started studying on Monday.
Short form of 木曜日. Both forms are common; 木曜 is slightly more casual.
ETYMOLOGY:
The kanji 木 means "wood/tree" and comes from the Chinese 五行 (five elements) system, which also influenced the naming of the other days of the week.
DAYS OF THE WEEK:
- 日曜(日): Sunday
- 月曜(月): Monday
- 火曜(火): Tuesday
- 水曜(水): Wednesday
- 木曜(木): Thursday
- 金曜(金): Friday
- 土曜(土): Saturday
USAGE:
Use the particle に when specifying a day: 木曜に会う (meet on Thursday). In scheduling contexts, the short abbreviation 木 is also common: 木・金 (Thu/Fri).