休暇明(きゅうかあ)け

きゅうかあけ
noun
the period right after a vacation; post-vacation
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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