半休(はんきゅう)

はんきゅう
noun
half-day off; half-day leave
1. half-day off; half-day leave
taking off half a workday, either morning or afternoon
午後(ごご)半休(はんきゅう)を取(と)った。
I took the afternoon off.
病院(びょういん)に行(い)くため半休(はんきゅう)を申請(しんせい)した。
I requested a half-day off to go to the hospital.
午前(ごぜん)半休(はんきゅう)で役所(やくしょ)の用事(ようじ)を済(す)ませた。
I took the morning off to take care of business at the government office.

FORMATION:
半(はん) (half) + 休(きゅう) (rest, day off) → half day off

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 午前(ごぜん)半休(はんきゅう) (morning half-day off)
  • 午後(ごご)半休(はんきゅう) (afternoon half-day off)
  • 半休(はんきゅう)を取(と)る (to take a half-day off)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 有給休暇(ゆうきゅうきゅうか) (paid leave)
  • 全休(ぜんきゅう) (full day off - less common term)
  • 欠勤(けっきん) (absence from work)
  • 早退(そうたい) (leaving work early)

WORKPLACE USAGE:
半休(はんきゅう) is commonly used for appointments (doctors, government offices) that can't be scheduled outside work hours. Many companies count two 半休(はんきゅう) as one full day of paid leave.

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Added 2026.1.26 13:46
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