WORD DETAIL
日曜
にちよう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
日曜is read asにちようand is a noun for Sunday, one of the days of the week. - Basic usage: A time on a particular Sunday appears in
日曜の朝, while a recurring schedule appears in毎週日曜に.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Relation to
日曜日日曜and日曜日name the same day, with日曜being the shorter form.
- Single and repeated occurrence
日曜にcan place an event on a contextual Sunday, while毎週日曜にexplicitly marks weekly repetition.

