漢字城 Kanji Fortress

曜 weekday

On'yomi
ヨウ
Strokes
18
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
曜 is written in 18 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

The sun (日) shines on a bright pheasant (翟) — each day of the week is named after a shining body in the sky.

A common word

  • 日曜日 にちようび Sunday

Example sentences

  • きょうはなんようびですか。

    What day of the week is it today?

  • にちようびにかいものにいきます。

    I go shopping on Sunday.

Kanji that share a part

日 is its radical. 78 kanji share it in all.

翟 is a component.

  • 濯 laundry N2
  • 燿 shine N1
  • 耀 shine N1
  • 躍 leap N1