慶弔

• 読み: けいちょう
• ローマ字: keichou
• 漢字の分解: 慶 (kei) — celebration, joy; 弔 (chou) — mourn, condole
• 発音: /ke.i.tɕo.ː/

意味

Celebrations and condolences; happy and sad occasions. A paired term covering the full range of major life events.

A formal compound used primarily in business and institutional contexts. 慶弔休暇 (keichou kyuuka) refers to special leave granted for weddings, births, funerals, or bereavements. The term treats both joyful and sorrowful events as equally significant social obligations requiring acknowledgment, reflecting Japanese cultural emphasis on proper observance of life milestones.

例文

1. 弊社の就業規則には慶弔休暇の規定が明記されている。
2. 慶弔に関わる出費は年間を通じてかなりの金額になることがある。
3. 秘書は社長のスケジュールに慶弔関連の行事を優先的に組み込んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, HR, etiquette, social obligations

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 慶 (kei, celebration, joy) and 弔 (chou, mourning, condolence). The pairing reflects a traditional worldview in which life's joyful events and sorrowful ones form a natural and inseparable cycle.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal