介護休暇(かいごきゅうか)

Similar words

• 介護休業(かいごきゅうぎょう) - long-term care leave: up to 93 days in total per family member, which can be split into three blocks. 介護休暇(かいごきゅうか) is the short one: up to 5 days a year per family member (10 for two or more), taken by the day or by the hour.

Cultural note

As Japan's population ages, 介護離職(かいごりしょく) (quitting a job to care for a family member) has become a recognized social problem; both kinds of leave exist to prevent it.

Related words

• 介護(かいご) - nursing care
• 育休(いくきゅう) - childcare leave