ギャップイヤー

noun

gap year

A period, typically a year, taken off from study or work, often for travel, volunteering, or personal development. Used in Japanese contexts as a loanword.

• 大だい学がくに入はいる前まえにギャップイヤーを取とって海かい外がいでボランティアをした。

  I took a gap year before entering university and volunteered abroad.

• ギャップイヤー中ちゅうに語ご学がく留りゅう学がくをする人ひとも多おおい。

  Many people go on language study abroad during their gap year.