飛とび石いし連れん休きゅう

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Meanings

noun

series of holidays with workdays in between

Refers to a stretch of consecutive public holidays interrupted by one or two working days, creating a 'stepping-stone' pattern. Often used in the context of Golden Week or other holiday clusters.

今年ことしのゴールデンウィークは飛とび石いし連れん休きゅうになりそうだ。

This year's Golden Week looks like it will be a series of holidays with workdays in between.

飛とび石いし連れん休きゅうの間あいだの平へい日じつに有ゆう給きゅうを取とって、大おお型がた連れん休きゅうにする人ひとも多おおい。

Many people take paid leave on the workdays between the holidays to make it a long vacation.

Kanji

飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
石stone
連take along, lead, join
休rest, day off, retire

Related words

大おお型がた連れん休きゅう
大型連休 refers to a long consecutive holiday period without workdays in between, while 飛び石連休 specifically describes a holiday pattern interrupted by workdays.
ゴールデンウィーク
ゴールデンウィーク is the name of the holiday period in late April to early May, which often results in a 飛び石連休 pattern depending on the calendar.

Built from

飛とび石いし+連れん休きゅう

Written forms

飛とび石いし連れん休きゅう
Standard kanji spelling.
飛とび石いし連れん休きゅう
Variant spelling without okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 飛び石 (stepping stones) and 連休 (consecutive holidays), likening the pattern of holidays separated by workdays to stepping stones across water.