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翌週

よくしゅう

N2following week · next week

Examples

会議で出た課題は翌週に再び話し合われた。

旅行から戻った翌週、友人に写真を見せた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 翌週(よくしゅう) means the week immediately after a reference week.
  • Basic usage: It can refer to the week after an event already mentioned, as in 旅行から戻った翌週.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Different reference points
    • 来週 normally means next week relative to now.
    • 翌週 is relative to a week established in the account, so it can also describe past events.

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