WORD DETAIL
日曜日
にちようび
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: The weekday compound
日曜日(にちようび) uses日,曜, and日to name Sunday. - Basic usage:
日曜日はmakes Sunday a contrastive topic, while日曜日にmarks the time of an event.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Topic and point in time
- The weekday name by itself does not necessarily mean that something happens every week.

