三連休(さんれんきゅう)

さんれんきゅう
noun
three-day weekend; three-day holiday
time-generaldaily-life
1. three-day weekend; three consecutive days off
Three consecutive holidays, typically formed when a national holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, creating a long weekend. Japan's Happy Monday system creates several three-day weekends per year.
来週(らいしゅう)は三連休(さんれんきゅう)だ。
Next week there's a three-day weekend.
三連休(さんれんきゅう)を利用(りよう)して旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く。
I'm going on a trip taking advantage of the three-day weekend.
三連休(さんれんきゅう)の最終日(さいしゅうび)は高速道路(こうそくどうろ)が渋滞(じゅうたい)するので、早(はや)めに出発(しゅっぱつ)したほうがいい。
The expressways get congested on the last day of a three-day weekend, so it's better to leave early.

Usage

A compound of 三(さん) (three) + 連休(れんきゅう) (consecutive holidays). Japan has several three-day weekends per year thanks to the Happy Monday system, which moved some national holidays to Mondays. The pattern extends to other numbers: 四連休(よんれんきゅう), 五連休(ごれんきゅう), etc.

Common collocations

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