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休職 (kyuushoku) Japanese meaning: leave of absence | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 休職する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 休きゅう 職しょく する 休きゅう 職しょく しない Polite 休きゅう 職しょく します 休きゅう 職しょく しません Past polite 休きゅう 職しょく しました 休きゅう 職しょく しませんでした Past 休きゅう 職しょく した 休きゅう 職しょく しなかった Te-form 休きゅう 職しょく して 休きゅう 職しょく しないで Desire 休きゅう 職しょく したい 休きゅう 職しょく したくない Potential 休きゅう 職しょく できる 休きゅう 職しょく できない Passive 休きゅう 職しょく される 休きゅう 職しょく されない Causative 休きゅう 職しょく させる 休きゅう 職しょく させない Causative passive 休きゅう 職しょく させられる 休きゅう 職しょく させられない Volitional 休きゅう 職しょく しよう Polite volitional 休きゅう 職しょく しましょう Imperative 休きゅう 職しょく しろ 休きゅう 職しょく するな Conditional 休きゅう 職しょく すれば 休きゅう 職しょく しなければ Tara conditional 休きゅう 職しょく したら 休きゅう 職しょく しなかったら
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He is on leave due to illness.
The company suspended the employee who committed misconduct.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 休きゅう 職しょく する for someone to take a leave of absence
He ended up taking a leave of absence due to illness.
休きゅう 職しょく に 入はい る to go on leave
I'm planning to go on leave starting next month.
休きゅう 職しょく から 復ふっ 帰き する to return to work after a leave of absence
She returned to work after six months on leave.
〈 事こと 〉 を 理り 由ゆう に 休きゅう 職しょく する to take a leave of absence citing ~ as the reason
He took a leave of absence citing mental health issues.
休きゅう 職しょく 中ちゅう に 〈 事こと 〉 to do something while on leave
Contact by email is prohibited while an employee is on leave.
Related words 退職 means permanent retirement or resignation, while 休職 is a temporary leave with the possibility of returning to work.
休暇 is a general holiday or day off, usually shorter and less formal, while 休職 is an official, often longer leave from one's job.
停職 specifically refers to a disciplinary suspension imposed by an employer, while 休職 can be for health, personal, or disciplinary reasons.
休職 refers to an extended leave of absence from one's job, often for illness or personal reasons, whereas 帰休 is typically employer-initiated leave or furlough.
Don't confuse with 休業 refers to a business or shop temporarily closing, whereas 休職 refers to an individual employee taking leave from their job.
休職 is an employee-initiated or agreed leave of absence while remaining employed, whereas レイオフ is an employer-initiated suspension of work, often for economic reasons.
休職 means taking a leave of absence while still employed, whereas 退職 means actually leaving the job for good.
Etymology Compound of 休 (rest, suspend) and 職 (job, post). The meaning is transparent from its components.
