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休会明け (きゅうかいあけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
reconvening after a recess ; reassembly after a break
Used for formal bodies such as legislatures, committees, or conferences that resume after a scheduled break. Often appears in news or official contexts.
かい
明あ
け
の
初しょ
日にち
は
、
新あたら
しい
法ほう
案あん
が
いくつ
か
提てい
出しゅつ
さ
れ
た
。
On the first day after the recess, several new bills were introduced.
Similar words 休きゅう 会かい 休会 means 'recess' or 'adjournment', while 休会明け specifically refers to the period or event of reconvening after that recess.
再さい 開かい 再開 is a general term for 'resumption' or 'reopening', whereas 休会明け is limited to the resumption of a formal meeting or session after a scheduled break.
Etymology Compound of 休会 (kyūkai, 'recess' or 'adjournment') and 明け (ake, 'opening' or 'beginning'), literally 'the opening after a recess'.
