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先週

Last Week


Meaning

Last Week

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The previous week was last week.


Reading

せんしゅう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 先週末

    last weekend

    先週行った

    went last week

    先週見た

    saw last week

  • 先週からつづく

    to continue from last week

    先週からいる

    to be present from last week

    先週からスタート

    started from last week

  • 先週のつづき

    continuation of last week

    先週のはなし

    last week's story, the conversation last week

    先週の土日

    Saturday and Sunday of last week

Context Sentences

先週は、私の会社はお休みでした。

Last week, my company was closed.

大きくなったねー。先週はまだあんなに小さかったのに。

You sure have grown a lot! You were still tiny last week though.

先週のクラス休んじゃったから、ノート見せてくれない?

Could you show me your notebook because I didn't go to class last week?


Kanji Composition