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How to say 'School closure' in Japanese | 休校

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The Japanese word for School closure is 'Kyuukou', written as 休校 in Japanese.'School closure' in hiragana is きゅうこう.

    word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

    Reading

    きゅうこう

    kyuukou

    Kanji

    休Rest 校School

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '休校 (きゅうこう)' refers to the temporary closure of a school. This term is commonly used when schools are closed due to holidays, emergencies, or special circumstances such as bad weather or pandemics. For example: The school is closed today due to the snow「今日は雪のため休校です」(きょうはゆきのためきゅうこうです). The principal announced a school closure for tomorrow「校長先生が明日の休校を発表しました」(こうちょうせんせいがあしたのきゅうこうをはっぴょうしました). Note that '休校' is often used in formal announcements or news reports.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    889

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 休校

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    休

    Meaning

    Rest

  • kanji

    校

    Meaning

    School

Words Related to 休校 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

  • word

    連休

    Meaning

    Holiday

Words Related to 休校 Through the Kanji 校

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 校 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

  • word

    高校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    登校

    Meaning

    School attendance

  • word

    将校

    Meaning

    Officer

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What does 'Kyuukou' (休校) mean?

'Kyuukou' means 'School closure' .

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