(なんようび)

なんようび
noun
what day of the week
time-day-of-week
1. what day of the week
Asks which of the seven weekdays something falls on. It asks only for the weekday name, not the calendar date, which is 何日(なんにち).
今日(きょう)何曜日(なんようび)です
What day of the week is it today?
試験(しけん)何曜日(なんようび)あります
What day of the week is the exam on?
Please check on the calendar what day of the week the tenth of next month falls on.

Formed from (なん) (what) plus 曜日(ようび) (day of the week).

Common patterns

  • 今日(きょう)何曜日(なんようび): what day is it today
  • 何曜日(なんようび)いい: which day works for you
  • 何曜日(なんようび): on what day of the week

Answering

The answer is one of 月曜日(げつようび), 火曜日(かようび), 水曜日(すいようび), 木曜日(もくようび), 金曜日(きんようび), 土曜日(どようび), 日曜日(にちようび).

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