How to say “day off” or “holiday” in Japanese | 休暇 (きゅうか、kyūka)

2023.12.11

The Japanese vocabulary「休暇 (きゅうか、kyūka)」means “day off” or “holiday.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word休暇
Hiraganaきゅうか
Romaji Readingkyūka
English Meaningday off, holiday

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence日に本ほんで長ちょう期き休きゅう暇かを取とるのは難むずかしい。
Romaji ReadingNihon de chōki kyūka o toru no wa muzukashī.
English MeaningIt is difficult to take long vacations in Japan. (Plain Form)

This is one of the working problems in Japan. Taking long vacations is considered a negative thing in many Japanese companies. According to some posts, the average number of long vacation days in Japan is four. ※ This is about employees.
By the way, Ichiyo’s longest vacation as an employee was only two days.

Japanese Sentence日本で長期休暇を取るのは難しい。
Romaji ReadingNihon de chōki kyūka o toru no wa muzukashī.
English MeaningIt is difficult to take long vacations in Japan. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence休きゅう暇かの間あいだに家いえの大掃おおそう除じをする。
Romaji ReadingKyūka no aida ni ie no ōsōji o suru.
English MeaningI’ll do some deep cleaning of my house during the holidays.
(Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence休暇の間に家の大掃除をします。
Romaji ReadingKyūka no aida ni ie no ōsōji o shimasu.
English MeaningI’ll do some deep cleaning of my house during the holidays.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence長ちょう期きの休きゅう暇かが年ねんに2回かいある。
Romaji ReadingChōki no kyūka ga nen ni ni-kai aru.
English MeaningThere are two long vacations a year. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence長期の休暇が年に2回あります。
Romaji ReadingChōki no kyūka ga nen ni ni-kai arimasu.
English MeaningThere are two long vacations a year. (Polite Form)