土曜(どよう)

どよう
noun
Saturday
1. Saturday
The sixth day of the week. A short form of 土曜日(どようび).
土曜(どよう)は休(やす)みです。
Saturday is a day off.
今度(こんど)の土曜(どよう)に映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)こう。
Let's go see a movie this Saturday.
毎週(まいしゅう)土曜(どよう)の午前中(ごぜんちゅう)はジムに通(かよ)っている。
I go to the gym every Saturday morning.

The short form of 土曜日(どようび) (Saturday). Both forms are used interchangeably, but 土曜(どよう) is more common in compound expressions and abbreviated writing such as schedules and calendars.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 土曜(どよう)の朝(あさ): Saturday morning
  • 土曜(どよう)の夜(よる): Saturday night
  • 毎週(まいしゅう)土曜(どよう): every Saturday
  • 土曜(どよう)出勤(しゅっきん): working on Saturday

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 土曜日(どようび): Saturday — the full form; slightly more formal
  • 日曜(にちよう): Sunday — the following day of the week
  • 金曜(きんよう): Friday — the preceding day of the week
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Added 2026.4.7 2:26 · Revised 2026.4.10 17:28
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