How do you say "Wednesday" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "Wednesday" is 水曜日 (suiyōbi). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

水曜日 is written in kanji. Romanised as suiyōbi, it sounds roughly like "soo-ee-yoh-bee" to an English ear.

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Questions about 水曜日

How do you pronounce 水曜日?

水曜日 is romanised as suiyōbi. Say it roughly like "soo-ee-yoh-bee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 水曜日 formal or casual?

水曜日 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 水曜日 written in Japanese?

水曜日 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.