JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

先週 (senshuu)

先週 (せんしゅう, senshuu) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “last week; the week before”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんしゅう
Romaji: senshuu
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

last week; the week before · noun, adverb

Example sentences

この本は先週一番売れた。

This was the best-selling book last week.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先週

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

週

weekシュウ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先週.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先端せんたんpointed end先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1387870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.