WORD DETAIL
水曜
すいよう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: It is read
すいよう. This is the shortened form of水曜日, meaning Wednesday, with the final日omitted. - Basic usage: It is used for Wednesday evening classes or for a meeting moved from another weekday.
水曜の夜は、駅前の教室で日本語を習っています。
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The shortened form in schedules
- It can take a time expression, as in
水曜の夜, or a particle, as in水曜に. - Being shorter than
水曜日, it is common in schedules and concise descriptions of plans.
- It can take a time expression, as in

