バカンス

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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holidays; vacation

Loanword from French 'vacances', often implying a leisurely, extended holiday, especially in a resort or abroad. More stylish than 休暇.

from French vacances

My dream is to spend the summer vacation in the south of France.

彼かの女じょは一いっヶか月げつのバカンスを取とってヨーロッパを旅りょ行こうした。

She took a month-long vacation and traveled around Europe.

〈場ば所しょ〉でバカンスを過すごすto spend one's vacation at 〈place〉
南みなみフランスでバカンスを過すごした。
I spent my vacation in southern France.
バカンスに行いくto go on vacation
来らい月げつ、家か族ぞくでバカンスに行いく予よ定ていだ。
We're planning to go on vacation as a family next month.
バカンスを取とるto take a vacation
夏なつに長ながいバカンスを取とりたい。
I want to take a long vacation this summer.

休きゅう暇かN3
休暇 is the neutral, general word for time off work or school, while バカンス specifically evokes a stylish, often overseas, leisure vacation.
休やすみN5
休み is a broad, everyday term for any break or day off, whereas バカンス refers specifically to an extended holiday trip, often abroad.
旅りょ行こうN4
旅行 simply means a trip or journey, while バカンス implies a relaxing vacation period, not necessarily involving travel to multiple places.

バカンスUsage67%
Standard katakana spelling from French 'vacances'.
ヴァカンスUsage33%
- ヴァカンス
- ばかんす
  Alternate spelling reflecting the French 'v' sound; less common than バカンス.

From French 'vacances' (holidays).