Japanese symbol for “weekday”
平日
へいじつ
Romaji: heijitsu
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
In Japanese, weekday is 平日, read へいじつ (heijitsu).
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
- adv, n weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
- n kanji radical 73
Written forms: 平日. Readings: へいじつ、ひらび.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weekday”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ウィークデー | ウィークデー wiikudee | weekday |
| 週日 | しゅうじつ shuujitsu | weekday |
| 月火水木金 | げつかすいもくきん getsukasuimokukin | weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fair; impartial; just |
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
See also: Chinese symbol for “weekday”.
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.