(よくしゅう)

よくしゅう
noun
the following week; the next week
1. the following week; the next week
the following week; the next week
翌週(よくしゅう)にもう一度(いちど)()うことにした。
We decided to meet once more the following week.
会議(かいぎ)翌週(よくしゅう)月曜日(げつようび)延期(えんき)された。
The meeting was postponed to Monday of the following week.
試験(しけん)()わり、翌週(よくしゅう)から春休(はるやす)みが(はじ)まった。
The exams ended, and spring break started from the following week.

A time expression referring to the week after a given reference point. Unlike 来週(らいしゅう) (next week), which is relative to the present moment, 翌週(よくしゅう) is used in narrative or written contexts to refer to the week after a past event. Part of the (よく) series of time words.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 翌週(よくしゅう)月曜日(げつようび): the Monday of the following week
  • 翌週(よくしゅう)(はい)る: enter the following week

RELATED TERMS:

  • 翌日(よくじつ): the following day
  • 翌月(よくげつ): the following month
  • 翌年(よくねん): the following year
  • 来週(らいしゅう): next week — relative to the present, used in conversation