Japanese sentence structure with time.
In my Japanese class we are learning about time and I am confused by the sentence structure particularly when to use the particles no and ni. For example does

raishuu no kayoubi no ni ji wa Nihongo wo benkyou shimasu

Sound natural? Also I understand that ni is similar to on or at in english but I am unsure where in the sentence structure to use it. Thanks!

Question

Japanese sentence structure with time.
In my Japanese class we are learning about time and I am confused by the sentence structure particularly when to use the particles  no and ni. For example does

raishuu no kayoubi no ni ji wa Nihongo wo benkyou shimasu

Sound natural? Also I understand that ni is similar to on or at in english but I am unsure where in the sentence structure to use it. Thanks!

Answer

Your sentence sounds natural. Also, we can say Raishu no Kayoubi no Niji ni .  Wa particle is topic particle. Ni particle is time particle like On Tuesday,  At 2pm.
No particle is used to connect noun and noun.  Raishu is noun. Kayoubi is noun. Niji is noun.
Let me give you a easy example.
In English  people say Toyota car, Honda car. But in Japanese we say Toyota no kuruma, Honda no kuruma. Toyota is a company name, so, it is a noun. Kuruma is a noun. Therefore, we need No particle between them.

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