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How to say 'Weekly holiday' in Japanese | 週休

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The Japanese word for Weekly holiday is 'Shuukyuu', written as 週休 in Japanese.'Weekly holiday' in hiragana is しゅうきゅう.

    word

    週休

    Meaning

    Weekly holiday

    Reading

    しゅうきゅう

    shuukyuu

    Kanji

    週Week 休Rest

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '週休 (しゅうきゅう)' refers to 'weekly holiday' or 'day off per week.' It is commonly used in talking about work or school schedules, indicating a regularly scheduled day off each week. Example: My weekly holiday is Sunday 「私の週休は日曜日です」 (わたしのしゅうきゅうはにちようびです). The company offers a weekly holiday 「その会社は週休を提供しています」 (そのかいしゃはしゅうきゅうをていきょうしています). This word is often used in contexts related to employment, work-life balance, or academic schedules.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2355

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 週休

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    週

    Meaning

    Week

  • kanji

    休

    Meaning

    Rest

Words Related to 週休 Through the Kanji 週

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 週 as well.

  • word

    今週

    Meaning

    This week

  • word

    先週

    Meaning

    Last week

  • word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

  • word

    毎週

    Meaning

    Weekly

  • word

    週末

    Meaning

    Weekend

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    週刊誌

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

  • word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

  • word

    週

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    週刊

    Meaning

    Weekly

Words Related to 週休 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

    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

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What does 'Shuukyuu' (週休) mean?

'Shuukyuu' means 'Weekly holiday' .

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