出産休暇 しゅっさんきゅうか Meanings Noun post-birth maternity leave (i.e.: eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks) See also: 産休 (さんきゅう). Kanji 出 out. Read as シュツ. 産 produce. Read as サン. 休 rest. Read as キュウ. 暇 leisure. Read as カ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists