Meaning

Primary

Next Week

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The next week is the next week. It isn't last week or this week, it's the next one!

Reading

らいしゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 来週の土日

    Saturday and Sunday of next week

    来週のはなし

    next week's story

    来週の平日

    the weekdays of next week

Context Sentences

次のクラスは来週です。

The next class is next week.

来週の作文のテーマは「自分の生まれた日」です。

The theme of next week's composition is "the day I was born".

来週のマラソンのために、毎日走って体力をつけています。

I'm building up my stamina by running every day in preparation for next week's marathon.

Kanji Composition