JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
週 means week. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes, read しゅう. It is built from 2 parts: 周 (circumference, circuit), ⻌ (road, advance). It appears in 今週 (this week) and 先週 (last week).
週 is written in 11 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
週 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今週 | こんしゅう | this week |
| 先週 | せんしゅう | last week |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう | every week |
These use 周 or ⻌ too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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