連休

• 読み: れんきゅう
• ローマ字: renkyuu
• 漢字の分解: 連 (ren) — continuous, connected; 休 (kyuu) — rest, holiday
• 発音: /ɾeɴ.kjɯː/

意味

Consecutive holidays; a series of days off in a row. A multi-day break from work or school.

A noun referring to two or more holidays in succession. Japan has several famous consecutive holiday periods: ゴールデンウィーク (Golden Week in late April/early May), シルバーウィーク (Silver Week in September), and 三連休 (three-day weekend). 大型連休 means an extended holiday period.

例文

1. 三連休を利用して温泉旅行に行く予定だ。
2. 連休中は道路が混雑するので早めに出発しよう。
3. 大型連休に海外旅行を計画している人が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, travel, work, planning

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 連 (ren, continuous/connected) + 休 (kyuu, rest/holiday). Literally 'connected rest days,' a modern compound reflecting the importance of clustered holidays in Japanese work culture.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal