How do you say "Monday" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "Monday" is 月曜日 (getsuyōbi). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

月曜日 is written in kanji. Romanised as getsuyōbi, it sounds roughly like "geh-tsoo-yoh-bee" to an English ear.

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Questions about 月曜日

How do you pronounce 月曜日?

月曜日 is romanised as getsuyōbi. Say it roughly like "geh-tsoo-yoh-bee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 月曜日 formal or casual?

月曜日 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 月曜日 written in Japanese?

月曜日 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.