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Japanese word
冬休み
Pronunciation
Romajifuyuyasumi
Meaning
- nounwinter break
Example
冬休みは二週間あります。fuyu yasu mi wa ni shū kan a ri ma su
Winter break lasts two weeks.
More examples
冬休みは楽しいです。fuyu yasu mi wa tano shi i de su
Winter break is fun.
冬休みには毎年祖父母の家を訪ねます。fuyu yasu mi ni wa mai toshi so fu bo no ie o tazu ne ma su
Every winter break, I visit my grandparents.
Core concept
Describes the winter pause built into a school or work schedule rather than an unscheduled day off.
Common phrases
冬休みが始まるfuyu yasu mi ga haji ma ru
winter break begins
冬休みを過ごすfuyu yasu mi o su go su
spend winter break
冬休みが終わるfuyu yasu mi ga o wa ru
winter break ends
Similar words
冬期休暇tōkikyūka: A formal term for a scheduled period away from school or work during the winter.
Definition in Japanese
冬の間に学校や仕事を休むために設けられた期間。fuyu no aida ni gak kō ya shi goto o yasu mu ta me ni mō ke ra re ta ki kan
Word origin
冬 (fuyu, "winter") modifies 休み (yasumi, "time off") in the Japanese compound 冬休み (fuyuyasumi), which denotes scheduled winter time off.
Usage tips
- The phrase winter break usually suggests a planned pause in a calendar, so it differs from a single snow day or another unexpected day off.
Other meanings
- winter vacationnoun