How to say “next week” in Japanese | 来週 (らいしゅう、raishū)

04.01.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「来週 (らいしゅう、raishū)」means “next week.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word来週
Hiraganaらいしゅう
Romaji Readingraishū
English Meaningnext week

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence来週らいしゅうの金曜きんよう日びに友達ともだちと会あう。
Romaji ReadingRaishū no kin’yōbi ni tomodachi to au.
English MeaningI’m going to meet my friend next Friday. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence来週の金曜日に友達と会います。
Romaji ReadingRaishū no kin’yōbi ni tomodachi to aimasu.
English MeaningI’m going to meet my friend next Friday. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence来週らいしゅう東京とうきょうに帰かえる。
Romaji ReadingRaishū Tōkyō ni kaeru.
English MeaningI’m going back to Tokyo next week. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence来週東京に帰ります。
Romaji ReadingRaishū Tōkyō ni kaerimasu.
English MeaningI’m going back to Tokyo next week. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence来週らいしゅういつ空あいてる？
Romaji ReadingRaishū itsu aiteru?
English MeaningWhen will you be free next week?
(Spoken and Non-Honorific Language)
Japanese Sentence来週いつ空いていますか。
Romaji ReadingRaishū itsu aitemasu ka.
English MeaningWhen will you be free next week? (Polite Form)
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