来週

• 読み: らいしゅう
• ローマ字: raishuu
• 漢字の分解: 来 (rai/ku) — coming, next; 週 (shuu) — week
• 発音: /ɾa.i.ɕɯː/

意味

Next week. Refers to the seven-day period after the current week.

Combines 来 (coming/next) and 週 (week). Used for future plans and scheduling. Part of the trio with 先週 and 今週. 来 also appears in 来月 (next month), 来年 (next year), and the verb 来る (kuru, to come). Always takes future or present tense, never past.

例文

1. 来週、日本語のテストがあります。
2. 来週の水曜日は休みです。
3. 来週から新しいアルバイトを始めます。

使い方ガイド

場面: planning, scheduling, future events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A Sino-Japanese compound of 来 (rai, coming/next) and 週 (shuu, week). 来 originally depicted wheat arriving, then broadened to mean 'coming' in all senses including time.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal