English–Japanese
“sunday” in Japanese
How to say “sunday” in Japanese
“Sunday” in Japanese is 日曜日 (nichiyōbi).
It identifies the recurring weekly day associated with the sun and used to place events on the calendar.
Example sentences with 日曜日
日曜日は学校がありません。nichi yō bi wa gak kō ga a ri ma se n
There is no school on Sunday.
店は日曜日も開いています。mise wa nichi yō bi mo hira i te i ma su
The store is open on Sundays too.
Tips for using 日曜日
- Many Japanese calendars place 日曜日 (nichiyōbi) at the start of the week, so it may appear first in a weekly schedule.
Other Japanese words for “sunday”
日曜は休みです。nichi yō wa yasu mi de su
Sunday is a day off.