How to say “day of the week” in Japanese | 曜日 (ようび、yōbi)

The Japanese vocabulary「曜日 (ようび、yōbi)」means “day of the week.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word曜日
Hiraganaようび
Romaji Readingyōbi
English Meaningday of the week

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence今日は、何曜日?
Romaji ReadingKyō wa, nan’yōbi?
English MeaningWhat day is it today? (Casual Form, Spoken Language)
Japanese Sentence今日は、何曜日ですか。
Romaji ReadingKyō wa, nan’yōbi desuka.
English MeaningWhat day is it today? (Polite Form)