Dictionary🇯🇵 Japanese → 🇺🇸 English
Japanese to English Dictionary
週間
shuukan
Description
「週間」は、日にちの数を言うときに、数字のあとにつけて使います。
"週間" is used after a number when talking about a number of days.
たとえば「一週間」や「二週間」のように、何週間つづくかを表します。
For example, it expresses how many weeks something lasts, like in "一週間" or "二週間".
Meanings
週間shuukan
counter for weeks; a period of weeks
一週間、旅行に行きました。
I went on a trip for a week.
週間shuukan
designated week for an event or campaign
今は読書週間です。
It is reading week now.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
週 (week) + 間 (interval); used as a counter after numbers like 一, 二, 三.
- Nuance
週 alone means 'week' as a noun, but 週間 counts a span of weeks.
Images