休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん)

休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん) is a compound of 休憩(きゅうけい) (rest, break) + 時間(じかん) (time, period). It refers to a scheduled break in workplaces, schools, theaters, and conferences.

Common collocations

• 休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん)を取(と)る: to take a break
• 休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん)に入(はい)る: to go on break
• 昼(ひる)の休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん): lunch break
• 休憩時間(きゅうけいじかん)が終(お)わる: break time is over

Similar words

• 休憩(きゅうけい): break, rest (the break itself, without emphasis on the time period)
• 休(やす)み時間(じかん): break time (more casual, common in schools)
• 昼休(ひるやす)み: lunch break (specifically midday)

Usage

Under Japan's 労働基準法(ろうどうきじゅんほう) (Labor Standards Act), employers must provide a 45-minute break for shifts over 6 hours and a 60-minute break for shifts over 8 hours.