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生理休暇 (せいりきゅうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい理り休きゅう暇か

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Meanings

1

noun

menstrual leave

A type of leave granted to women for menstruation-related difficulties, recognized in Japanese labor law.

彼かの女じょは生せい理り休きゅう暇かを取とって早そう退たいした。
She took menstrual leave and left work early.

Kanji

生

life, genuine, birth

理logic, arrangement, reason

休rest, day off, retire

暇spare time, rest, leisure

Similar words

生せい理り
Refers to menstruation or physiology in general, not the leave itself.
休きゅう暇か
General term for a holiday or time off from work.

Etymology

Compound of 生理 (menstruation) and 休暇 (leave, holiday).