漢字城 Kanji Fortress

週 week

On'yomi
シュウ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N5
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
週 is written in 11 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

You walk the road (⻌) all the way around (周) the calendar and end up back at Monday — one full lap is a week.

A common word

  • 今週 こんしゅう this week

Example sentences

  • らいしゅう、テストがあります。

    There's a test next week.

  • しゅうまつはいえにいます。

    I'll be at home on the weekend.

Kanji that share a part

⻌ is its radical. 54 kanji share it in all.

周 is a component.