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How to say 'Holiday' in Japanese | 連休

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The Japanese word for Holiday is 'Renkyuu', written as 連休 in Japanese.'Holiday' in hiragana is れんきゅう.

    word

    連休

    Meaning

    Holiday

    Reading

    れんきゅう

    renkyuu

    Kanji

    連Take along 休Rest

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '連休 (れんきゅう)' refers to a 'consecutive holiday' or a 'long weekend'. It is commonly used to describe a series of days off work or school that are connected, such as national holidays or vacation periods. For example: I enjoyed the long holiday「連休を楽しんだ」(れんきゅうをたのしんだ). The next consecutive holiday is in May「次の連休は5月です」(つぎのれんきゅうはごがつです). This term is often used in contexts related to travel, relaxation, or planning events during extended breaks.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6449

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 連休

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    連

    Meaning

    Take along

  • kanji

    休

    Meaning

    Rest

Words Related to 連休 Through the Kanji 連

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 連 as well.

  • word

    連れる

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    連れて行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    連れて来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    関連

    Meaning

    Relation, Connection

  • word

    ソ連

    Meaning

    Soviet Union

  • word

    連中

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    連合

    Meaning

    Alliance, Union

  • word

    国連

    Meaning

    UN

  • word

    連邦

    Meaning

    Federation

  • word

    一連

    Meaning

    Series

  • word

    連携

    Meaning

    Collaboration

  • word

    連

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    連結

    Meaning

    Connection, Linkage

  • word

    連載

    Meaning

    Serialization

  • word

    連日

    Meaning

    Consecutive days

  • word

    連れ

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    連絡

    Meaning

    Contact

  • word

    連続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    連想

    Meaning

    Association

  • word

    連帯

    Meaning

    Solidarity

Words Related to 連休 Through the Kanji 休

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 休 as well.

  • word

    昼休み

    Meaning

    Lunch break

  • word

    冬休み

    Meaning

    Winter vacation

  • word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

  • word

    休憩

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    休む

    Meaning

    Rest, Absent

  • word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

  • word

    休学

    Meaning

    Leave

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    休み

    Meaning

    Rest, Break

  • word

    休養

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休講

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    休める

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    一休み

    Meaning

    Rest

  • word

    休日

    Meaning

    Holiday

  • word

    休暇

    Meaning

    Vacation

  • word

    定休日

    Meaning

    Regular holiday

  • word

    夏休み

    Meaning

    Summer vacation

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What does 'Renkyuu' (連休) mean?

'Renkyuu' means 'Holiday' .

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