Japanese symbol for “week”
週間
しゅうかん
Romaji: shuukan
week
In Japanese, week is 週間, read しゅうかん (shuukan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n week
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “week”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 週 | しゅう shuu | week |
| ウィーク | ウィーク wiiku | week |
| 当週 | とうしゅう toushuu | week in question; appointed week; that very week |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今週 | こんしゅう konshuu | this week |
| 週末 | しゅうまつ shuumatsu | weekend |
| 毎週 | まいしゅう maishuu | every week |
| 先週 | せんしゅう senshuu | last week; the week before |
| 週刊 | しゅうかん shuukan | weekly publication |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
See also: Chinese symbol for “week”.
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.