WORD DETAIL
金曜
きんよう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
金曜is read asきんようand is a noun meaning Friday. - Basic usage: Seeing a movie on Friday night appears in
金曜の夜に映画を見る, while a deadline falling this Friday appears in提出期限は今週の金曜だ.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Connecting a part of the day
- The phrase
金曜の夜usesのto link Friday with a period such as evening.
- The phrase
- Difference from
金曜日- The meaning is the same, but
金曜is the shorter form; both can be used for dates and schedules.
- The meaning is the same, but

