休 暇 明(きゅうかあ)け

きゅうかあけ

noun

the period right after a vacation; post-vacation

work time-general

1. the period right after a vacation; post-vacation

the time immediately after returning from a holiday or time off

休暇明(きゅうかあ)けは仕事(しごと)がつらい。

Work is tough right after vacation.

休暇明(きゅうかあ)けにメールが大量(たいりょう)にたまっていた。

A huge number of emails had piled up when I came back from vacation.

長期(ちょうき)休暇明(きゅうかあ)けは生活(せいかつ)リズムを戻(もど)すのに時間(じかん)がかかる。

After a long vacation, it takes time to get back into your routine.

Composed of 休暇(きゅうか) (vacation, time off) + 明(あ)け (the period after something ends). The 明(あ)け suffix is productive and attaches to various nouns to indicate the period immediately following: 正月明(しょうがつあ)け (after New Year's), 梅雨明(つゆあ)け (after the rainy season), 夜明(よあ)け (dawn, after night).

Common collocations

休暇明(きゅうかあ)けの月曜日(げつようび): the Monday after vacation
長期(ちょうき)休暇明(きゅうかあ)け: after a long vacation
休暇明(きゅうかあ)けに出社(しゅっしゃ)する: to go to work after vacation
休暇明(きゅうかあ)けの憂鬱(ゆううつ): post-vacation blues

RELATED PATTERNS WITH 明(あ)け:

正月明(しょうがつあ)け: after the New Year holiday
連休明(れんきゅうあ)け: after a consecutive holiday period
盆明(ぼんあ)け: after the Obon holiday
GW明(あ)け: after Golden Week

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Added 2026.4.24 22:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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