間ま日び

noun

day off between working days

A day off sandwiched between working days, often used in scheduling contexts.

• 来らい週しゅうの水すい曜よう日びは間ま日びなので、ゆっくり休やすめる。

  Next Wednesday is a day off between working days, so I can rest well.

noun

50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle

Technical term in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支). Rare outside historical or calendrical contexts.

See also: 干支

• 干支えとの間ま日びは、暦こよみの上うえで特とく別べつな意い味みを持もつことがある。

  The 間日 in the sexagenary cycle can have special significance in the calendar.

noun

non-fever day (intermittent fever)

Medical term for a day without fever in intermittent fevers like malaria. Rare in modern usage.

• マラリア患かん者じゃは間ま日びには熱ねつが下さがる。

  A malaria patient's fever subsides on non-fever days.