How do you say "Saturdays, Sundays and holidays" in Japanese?

Name: That Japanese Timetable Has Two Columns. Reading the Wrong One Costs You an Hour.
Uploaded: 2026-08-11T14:07:00Z
Duration: 28 s
Description: Learn to say 土日祝 (donichishuku) — Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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That Japanese Timetable Has Two Columns. Reading the Wrong One Costs You an Hour.

To say Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in Japanese, say 土日祝 (donichishuku).

You read the bus times right. You just read the wrong column.

土日祝 donichishuku Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

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こちらが平日、こちらが土日祝です。 kochira ga heijitsu, kochira ga donichishuku desu. This column is weekdays, this one is Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
土日祝はお休みです。 donichishuku wa oyasumi desu. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

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That Japanese Timetable Has Two Columns. Reading the Wrong One Costs You an Hour.

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