How do you say "Thursday" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "Thursday" is 木曜日 (mokuyōbi). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

木曜日 is written in kanji. Romanised as mokuyōbi, it sounds roughly like "moh-koo-yoh-bee" to an English ear.

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Questions about 木曜日

How do you pronounce 木曜日?

木曜日 is romanised as mokuyōbi. Say it roughly like "moh-koo-yoh-bee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 木曜日 formal or casual?

木曜日 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 木曜日 written in Japanese?

木曜日 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.