Japanese symbol for “wednesday”
水曜
すいよう
Romaji: suiyou
Wednesday
In Japanese, wednesday is 水曜, read すいよう (suiyou).
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Meanings
- n Wednesday
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wednesday”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水 | すい sui | Wednesday |
| 水曜日 | すいようび suiyoubi | Wednesday |
| ウェンズデー | ウェンズデー wenzudee | Wednesday |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 日曜 | にちよう nichiyou | Sunday |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.