Japanese

れんきゅう
Meaning: consecutive holidays
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

連
休

Example sentences

Golden Week this year will be a five-day consecutive holiday, so I plan to go abroad.
連休中なので、駅は多くの人で混雑していた。
Because it's a long holiday, the station was crowded with many people.
連休を利用して、沖縄の海を満喫した。
I enjoyed the sea of Okinawa to the full during the long holiday.
連休の最終日は家でゆっくり過ごした。
I spent the last day of the long holiday relaxing at home.
連休中はどこも大変な人出だった。
During the consecutive holidays, everywhere was crowded with a huge turnout of people.
彼のような社畜は、連休中もずっと会社で働いている。
A corporate slave like him works at the company throughout the long holiday.
連休中の市場は、熙熙壌壌たる賑わいを見せていた。
The market during the long holiday was bustling with activity.

Usage Notes

Used when holidays follow one another without work or school days in between.

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