休講

• 読み: きゅうこう
• ローマ字: kyūkō
• 漢字の分解: 休 (rest/suspend) + 講 (lecture) → suspended lecture / class cancellation
• 発音: /kjɯː.koː/

意味

A cancelled class or lecture — one of the most celebrated words in a university student's vocabulary.

休講 is the official term for when a professor cancels a scheduled lecture. Reasons include illness, academic conferences, typhoons, or transportation disruptions. For students, a 休講 notification is a cause for celebration — especially for early morning classes. Universities typically post 休講 information on bulletin boards or portal sites. While officially regrettable, students often secretly hope for 休講, especially during exam preparation periods when self-study time is precious.

例文

1. 来週の月曜、先生が学会で休講だって。ラッキー！
2. 休講の連絡が遅すぎて大学着いてから知ったんだけど。
3. 今日3限休講になったから空きコマ3連続だわ。

使い方ガイド

場面: university, academic, friends

トーン: neutral to excited

正しい言い方

• 明日の2限、休講だってよ。 (Apparently second period is cancelled tomorrow.)
• 台風で全部休講にならないかな。 (I wonder if all classes will be cancelled because of the typhoon.)

避ける言い方

• 教授に「もっと休講にしてください」は言えない (You can't ask a professor to cancel more classes)

よくある間違い

• Confusing 休講 with 欠席 — 休講 is when the professor cancels the class; 欠席 is when a student is absent

起源と歴史

Standard academic Japanese compound from 休 (rest/suspend) + 講 (lecture). Has been in use since the establishment of the modern Japanese university system in the Meiji era.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji era onward, a constant of Japanese university culture

世代: All ages (universally understood)

社会的背景: Universal in academic contexts

地域メモ: Used at all Japanese universities. The notification system varies — some use apps, others use physical bulletin boards.