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忌引き休暇 (きびききゅうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

忌き引びき休きゅう暇か

Meanings

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noun

bereavement leave; condolence leave

Leave taken from work or school due to the death of a close relative; often a set number of days.

祖そ父ふが亡なくなったので、忌き引びき休きゅう暇かを取とった。
I took bereavement leave because my grandfather passed away.

Written forms

忌き引びき休きゅう暇か
Standard spelling; 忌引き is the common way to write きびき.
忌き引びき休きゅう暇か
Alternate spelling using 忌引 instead of 忌引き; both are seen.

Kanji

忌mourning, abhor, detestable
引pull, tug, jerk

休rest, day off, retire

暇spare time, rest, leisure

Similar words

忌き引びき
忌引き is the core term for bereavement absence; 忌引き休暇 explicitly adds 休暇 (leave/holiday) to emphasize the formal leave from work or school.
忌き中ちゅう
忌中 refers to the mourning period itself (typically 49 days after death), while 忌引き休暇 is the leave taken during that period.

Etymology

Compound of 忌引き (きびき, 'bereavement absence') and 休暇 (きゅうか, 'leave, holiday'). 忌引き itself derives from 忌 (き, 'mourning') + 引き (ひき, 'pulling, drawing'), referring to the period of withdrawal from normal activities.