有給休暇

• 読み: ゆうきゅうきゅうか
• ローマ字: yuukyuu kyuuka
• 漢字の分解: 有 (yuu) — have; 給 (kyuu) — salary, provide; 休 (kyuu) — rest; 暇 (ka) — leisure
• 発音: /jɯː.kjɯː.kjɯː.ka/

意味

Paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave. Time off from work with continued pay.

A noun referring to paid time off guaranteed by Japanese labour law. Often abbreviated to 有給 (yuukyuu) or 有休 (yuukyuu) in casual conversation. Japanese workers are entitled to paid leave by law, but Japan is known for low utilisation rates due to workplace culture. Common expressions include 有給休暇を取る (to take paid leave) and 有給休暇が余っている (to have unused paid leave).

例文

1. 有給休暇を使って海外旅行に行く予定だ。
2. 有給休暇の取得率を上げることが会社の目標だ。
3. まだ有給休暇が十日も残っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, HR, labour law, travel planning

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 有給 (yuukyuu, paid, from 有 'have' + 給 'salary/provide') + 休暇 (kyuuka, holiday/leave, from 休 'rest' + 暇 'leisure'). A legal compound meaning 'leave with salary maintained.'

文化的背景

時代: Post-war

世代: Working adults

社会的背景: Universal