連 休(れんきゅう)

れんきゅう

noun

consecutive holidays; long weekend

time-period culture

1. consecutive holidays; series of days off; long weekend

A period of multiple consecutive days off from work or school, often including weekends combined with national holidays.

連休(れんきゅう)を利用(りよう)して旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く。

I'm going on a trip using the consecutive holidays.

ゴールデンウィークは大型(おおがた)連休(れんきゅう)だ。

Golden Week is a long holiday period.

三連休(さんれんきゅう)はどこも混(こ)んでいる。

Everywhere is crowded during the three-day weekend.

Etymology

連(れん) (continuous, consecutive) + 休(きゅう) (rest, holiday)

Types

三連休(さんれんきゅう) - three-day weekend
四連休(よんれんきゅう) - four-day weekend
大型(おおがた)連休(れんきゅう) - extended holiday period (like Golden Week)
飛(と)び石(いし)連休(れんきゅう) - split holidays (with a work day in between)

CULTURAL NOTE (holiday periods):

ゴールデンウィーク (GW) - Golden Week (late April to early May)
お盆(ぼん)休(やす)み - Obon holidays (mid-August)
年末年始(ねんまつねんし) - year-end/new year holidays
シルバーウィーク - Silver Week (September)

Common collocations

連休(れんきゅう)を取(と)る - to take consecutive days off
連休(れんきゅう)中(ちゅう) - during the holidays
連休(れんきゅう)明(あ)け - after the holidays end

Related Words

Related: 祝日(しゅくじつ) (national holiday)

Related: 休日(きゅうじつ) (day off)

Related: 春休(はるやす)み (spring break)

Compare: 長期休暇(ちょうききゅうか) (long vacation)

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Added 2026.1.20 19:31 · Revised 2026.10.12 3:40

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