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育児休暇 (ikujikyuuka) Japanese meaning: childcare leave | Kotomora

育いく児じ休きゅう暇か

い

く

じ

きゅ

う

か

Meanings

1

childcare leave; maternity leave; paternity leave

Official leave from work to care for a child, covering both maternity and paternity leave.

育いく児じ休きゅう暇かを取

しゅ

得とく

し

て

、

半はん

年とし

間かん

子こ

ども

と

過す

ごし

まし

た

。

I took childcare leave and spent half a year with my child.

男だん性せいの育いく児じ休きゅう暇か取しゅ得とく率りつはまだ低ひくい。

The rate of men taking paternity leave is still low.

Kanji

育bring up, grow up, raise
児newborn babe, child, young of animals
休rest, day off, retire
暇spare time, rest, leisure

Related words

産さん休きゅう
産休 specifically refers to maternity leave around childbirth, while 育児休暇 is broader and can be taken by either parent for childcare.
育いく休きゅう
育休 is a common abbreviation of 育児休暇, used in casual and business contexts.

Built from

育いく児じ+休きゅう暇か

Etymology

Compound of 育児 (childcare) and 休暇 (leave, vacation).