Word Meaning 週休 (Shuukyuu): Weekly Holiday

Meaning

English

weekly holiday

Reading

Kana

しゅうきゅう

Romaji

shuukyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 5707 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

週休2日制

しゅうきゅうふつかせい

system of having two days off in at least one week each month

週休3日制

しゅうきゅうみっかせい

four-day workweek system

週休制

しゅうきゅうせい

six-day workweek system

週間

しゅうかん

week

週

しゅう

week

週明け

しゅうあけ

beginning of next week (usu. Monday)

運休

うんきゅう

suspension (of a transportation service)

帰休

ききゅう

temporary layoff

週刊

しゅうかん

weekly publication

週末

しゅうまつ

weekend

週内

しゅうない

by the end of this week

週刊誌

しゅうかんし

weekly publication

Example Sentences

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私は、今週休みです。

I am on holiday this week.

週休３日だったらいいのにな。

I sure wish I could have a three-day weekend.

私は今週休暇を取ろうと思っている。

I think I will take a vacation this week.

私たちは週休二日制確立を目指している。

We are aiming at establishing the five-day workweek.

来週休みを取ってもよろしいでしょうか。

Would it be OK if I took a vacation next week?

トムは隔週休２日制の会社に勤めてるんだ。

Every other week, Tom's company gives him a second day off work.