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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

週しゅう休きゅう

shuukyuu

days off each week

Example sentences

  1. 週休しゅうきゅう３日かだったらいいのにな。

    I sure wish I could have a three-day weekend.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしたちは週休しゅうきゅう二日制確立ふつかせいかくりつを目指めざしている。

    We are aiming at establishing the five-day workweek.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 我々われわれは交渉こうしょうして週休しゅうきゅう２日制かせいにする協定きょうていをした。

    We bargained that we should go on a five-day week.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 週休

  • 週weekOnシュウ
  • 休rest; day offOnキュウKunやすむ・やすまる・やすめる

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