土 曜(どよう)

どよう

noun

Saturday

time-day-of-week

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

Related Words

Related: 土曜日(どようび) (Saturday (full form))

Compare: 日曜(にちよう) (Sunday)

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