休 日(きゅうじつ)

きゅうじつ

noun

holiday, day off

1. holiday, day off

A day when one doesn't work, a day off.

休日(きゅうじつ)は何(なに)をしますか。

What do you do on holidays?

今月(こんげつ)は休日出勤(きゅうじつしゅっきん)が二回(にかい)もあった。

This month, I had to work on my day off twice.

休日(きゅうじつ)を楽(たの)しむ。

To enjoy one's day off.

休日(きゅうじつ)は家族(かぞく)と過(す)ごすことが多(おお)い。

I often spend my days off with my family.

休日(きゅうじつ)に仕事(しごと)のメールが来(く)ると、少(すこ)し嫌(いや)な気持(きも)ちになる。

When work emails come on my day off, it makes me feel a bit annoyed.

休日(きゅうじつ) is a general term for any day off from work or school. Composed of 休(きゅう) (rest) + 日(じつ) (day).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

休日(きゅうじつ)出勤(しゅっきん): working on a day off
休日(きゅうじつ)手当(てあて): holiday pay/allowance
休日(きゅうじつ)を楽(たの)しむ: to enjoy one's day off
休日(きゅうじつ)を過(す)ごす: to spend a day off

CONTRAST:

休日(きゅうじつ): day off (general — includes weekends and holidays)
祝日(しゅくじつ): national holiday (officially designated)
平日(へいじつ): weekday (opposite of 休日(きゅうじつ))
休暇(きゅうか): vacation, leave (a period of days off, often planned)
定休日(ていきゅうび): regular closing day (for shops and restaurants)

Related Words

Antonym: 平日(へいじつ) (weekday)

Related: 週末(しゅうまつ) (weekend)

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.5.24 0:11

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