代休

だいきゅう

Meanings

1. Noun compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu

Kanji

• 代 era. Read as ダイ.
• 休 rest. Read as キュウ.

Example sentences

• 日曜日に出社したので月曜日が代休だった。
  I worked on Sunday, so I had Monday off.

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