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day of the week

N5
Onyomi
Stroke count
18
JLPT
N5

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of the sun shining in a clear sky, with the kanji 曜 ("day of the week") drawn into the picture.

Break 曜 down and you get 日 (sun / day) — the sun framed by four strokes, marking one day. Picture the sun shining in a clear sky, put 曜 inside it, and let that scene stand for "day of the week" — day of the week. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 18

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 18 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

ririisu wa kin'youbi no yotei desu

The release is planned for Friday.

Example sentences (2)

nichiyoubi ni tomodachi no ie e ikimasu.

I will go to my friend's house on Sunday.

nichiyoubi wa ie de yasumimasu.

I rest at home on Sundays.