週しゅう休きゅう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

weekly holiday; weekly day off

Refers to a regular day off each week, often in work or school contexts. Commonly used in compounds like 週休二日制 (five-day workweek).

This company has a five-day workweek (literally, a two-day weekly holiday system).

週しゅう休きゅうは日にち曜よう日びと決きまっている。

My weekly day off is fixed on Sunday.

週しゅう休きゅう〈数すう〉日にち制せいa system of having a certain number of days off per week
最さい近きんは週しゅう休きゅう二日ふつか制せいを導どう入にゅうする会かい社しゃが増ふえている。
Recently, more companies are adopting a two-day weekly holiday system.

休きゅう日じつN1
休日 refers to any day off in general, while 週休 specifically means a day off that occurs regularly once a week.

平へい日じつN4
週休 is the designated day off in a week, whereas 平日 refers to the ordinary working weekdays.

週しゅう末まつN4
週休 means a fixed weekly day off that may fall on any day, while 週末 specifically means the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

週しゅう休きゅう制せい
six-day workweek system
週しゅう休きゅう二日ふつか制せい
five-day workweek system; five-day school week system · system with at least one two-day weekend per month
週しゅう休きゅう３みっ日か制せい
four-day workweek system

Compound of 週 (week) and 休 (rest, holiday). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.