来週

Japanese

Kanji in this term
らい
Grade: 2
しゅう
Grade: 2
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
來週 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (rai-, coming..., next...) + (shũ, week).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いしゅう [ràíshúú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠iɕɨᵝː]

Noun

(らい)(しゅう) (raishū) らいしう (raisiu)?

  1. next week
    (らい)(しゅう)(げつ)(よう)()()ましょうRaishū getsuyōbi ni aimashō.Let’s meet Monday next week. / Let’s meet this coming [week on] Monday.
    Synonym: 次週 (jishũ)
    Antonym: 先週 (senshũ)

Coordinate terms

(Time)
~-2-10+1+2Continual
Day 一昨日昨日今日明日明後日毎日
Morning 一昨朝昨朝今朝明朝毎朝
Night 一昨晩昨晩今晩明晩毎晩
Week 先々週先週今週来週再来週毎週
Month 先々月先月今月来月再来月毎月
Year 一昨年去年今年来年再来年毎年

References

  1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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