Japanese

しゅうかん
Meaning: week; period of seven days
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

週
間

Example sentences

According to the weekly weather forecast, it will be sunny tomorrow.
当初の計画では、一週間滞在する予定だった。
According to the original plan, I was scheduled to stay for a week.
一週間かけて取り組んだレポートが、ようやくきれいに仕上がった。
The report I spent a week working on is finally neatly finished.
彼は一週間の謹慎処分を受けた
He received a one-week suspension punishment.

Usage Notes

Refers to a duration of seven days. Often used in compounds like 「週間天気予報」(weekly weather forecast).

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