noun
consecutive holidays; successive days off; long weekend
Refers to two or more holidays or days off in a row, especially from work or school. Common in compounds such as 三連休 and 大型連休.
明日から三連休です。
Starting tomorrow, we have a three-day weekend.
連休中はホテルの料金が高くなる。
Hotel rates go up during consecutive holidays.
Means a holiday or day off in general; 連休 specifically means several days off in a row.
Means a public or national holiday; 連休 may include weekends, substitute holidays, or company and school days off.
Means leave or vacation taken from work or school; 連休 emphasizes that the days off are consecutive.
A transparent kanji compound: 連 means 'successive' or 'linked,' and 休 means 'rest' or 'holiday,' giving the idea of holidays linked together in a row.