連休|れんきゅうrenkyuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounconsecutive holidays
    先生せんせいも連休れんきゅうをエンジョイしたかったが、どっかの6人組にんぐみの補習ほしゅうやら準備じゅんびやらで連休れんきゅう無なかったぞ!↗
    I also wanted to enjoy the break, but thanks to preparation and supplementary lessons for a certain six-man team, I got none!
Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedバカンスNeutralLoanword from French for a long, leisurely vacation; 連休 is simply a run of consecutive days off.
  • Related休暇きゅうかNeutralLeave or time off from work or school, as in 「有給休暇」; 連休 stresses several days off in a row, whether public holidays or personal leave.
  • RelatedおやすみNeutralA polite way to say a day off; 連休 emphasizes that the time off lasts several days in a row.
  • RelatedバケーションNeutralLoanword for a vacation or long holiday with a Western feel; 連休 refers to days off strung together.
  • Antonym連勤れんきんNeutralThe opposite of 連休 on the rest-versus-work side: working several days in a row without a break.

Use 「連休」 for several holidays in a row, as in 「ゴールデンウィークの連休」. For personal leave say 「休暇」, for a Western-style vacation 「バケーション」 or 「バカンス」, and the polite everyday word is 「お休み」. The opposite is 「連勤」, working straight through.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 日曜日にちようびや祝日しゅくじつなどの休日きゅうじつが連続れんぞくすること、連続れんぞくした休日きゅうじつ。
  2. 連続れんぞくして休やすむこと。
  3. 連続れんぞくして休やすむ。
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