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産休 (さんきゅう): maternity leave — Japanese vocabulary

産休 is read さんきゅう and means "maternity leave". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

産休

Reading
さんきゅう · sankyuu
Translation
maternity leave
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さんきゅうが

Example

彼女は来週から産休に入る。

かのじょはらいしゅうからさんきゅうにはいる。

She will start her maternity leave next week.

Kanji in this word

  • 産 — produce, birth
  • 休 — Rest, Day Off, Retire

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