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How to say "Winter break" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Winter break" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Winter break" is "Fuyuyasumi", written in japanese as "冬休み".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '冬休み (ふゆやすみ)' refers to the winter vacation period, typically the time off from school or work during the coldest months of the year. It is a time when people can rest, travel, or spend time with family and friends. For example: I have two weeks of winter break - (私は2週間の冬休みがあります). Students look forward to the winter break - (学生は冬休みを楽しみにしています).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "冬" means "Winter" and can be read as "Tou" and "Fuyu". And The kanji "休" means "Rest" and can be read as "Yasu" and "Kyuu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Fuyuyasumi" mean in japanese?

"Fuyuyasumi" means "Winter break" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for winter?What is the Kanji for rest?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Winter break" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "み" is read as "mi". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.