国 民(こくみん)の祝 日(しゅくじつ)

こくみんのしゅくじつ

noun

national holiday; public holiday

1. national holiday; public holiday

An officially designated public holiday in Japan. Defined by the National Holiday Law (国民の祝日に関する法律). Japan currently has 16 national holidays throughout the year.

明日(あした)は国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)で休(やす)みだ。

Tomorrow is a national holiday so we have the day off.

日本(にほん)には年間(ねんかん)16の国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)がある。

Japan has 16 national holidays per year.

国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)が月曜日(げつようび)になる「ハッピーマンデー制度(せいど)」で連休(れんきゅう)が増(ふ)えた。

The 'Happy Monday' system, which moves national holidays to Mondays, has increased the number of long weekends.

The official term for Japan's legally designated public holidays, as defined by the 国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)に関(かん)する法律(ほうりつ) (Act on National Holidays). In everyday speech, people often just say 祝日(しゅくじつ).

JAPAN'S 16 national holidays

元日(がんじつ) (Jan 1): New Year's Day
成人(せいじん)の日(ひ) (2nd Mon Jan): Coming of Age Day
建国記念(けんこくきねん)の日(ひ) (Feb 11): National Foundation Day
天皇誕生日(てんのうたんじょうび) (Feb 23): Emperor's Birthday
春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ) (Mar ~21): Vernal Equinox Day
昭和(しょうわ)の日(ひ) (Apr 29): Showa Day
憲法記念日(けんぽうきねんび) (May 3): Constitution Memorial Day
みどりの日(ひ) (May 4): Greenery Day
こどもの日(ひ) (May 5): Children's Day
海(うみ)の日(ひ) (3rd Mon Jul): Marine Day
山(やま)の日(ひ) (Aug 11): Mountain Day
敬老(けいろう)の日(ひ) (3rd Mon Sep): Respect for the Aged Day
秋分(しゅうぶん)の日(ひ) (Sep ~23): Autumnal Equinox Day
スポーツの日(ひ) (2nd Mon Oct): Sports Day
文化(ぶんか)の日(ひ) (Nov 3): Culture Day
勤労感謝(きんろうかんしゃ)の日(ひ) (Nov 23): Labor Thanksgiving Day

Similar words

祝日(しゅくじつ): holiday — the common short form used in everyday speech
祭日(さいじつ): festival day — an older term sometimes used interchangeably with 祝日(しゅくじつ), though strictly they differ
休日(きゅうじつ): day off — broader term for any non-working day, including weekends

Related Words

Related: 祝日(しゅくじつ) (holiday)

Compare: 祭日(さいじつ) (festival day)

Compare: 休日(きゅうじつ) (day off)

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