祝日
しゅくじつ
national holiday; public holiday
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, No-adjective
national holiday; public holiday
Example sentences
今日は祝日です。
We have a holiday today.
明日って祝日だっけ?
Is tomorrow a holiday?
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Next Monday is a national holiday.
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Sometimes I work on holidays.
10月に祝日ってあったっけ?
Are there any national holidays in October?
More examples (9)
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The day we arrived was a holiday.
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Sometimes I work on holidays.
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I totally forgot that today is even a holiday.
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That day was made a holiday by an act of the diet.
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The Nikkei in Tokyo was closed for a public holiday.
「お父さん、今日は仕事に行かないの?お休み?」「あぁ、祝日だからな」
"Dad, shouldn't you be at work today? Do you have a day off?" "That's right, it's a national holiday today."
日本では春分の日と秋分の日は国民の祝日だが、夏至と冬至は祝日ではない。
In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.
11月23日は勤労感謝の日で、勤労の大切さを伝えるために制定された祝日です。
November 23rd is Labor Thanksgiving Day, which was established as a national holiday to stress the importance of labor in people's minds.
こどもの日と呼ばれる、男の子の成長を祈る伝統の祝日には、よろいが家に飾られます。
On Children's Day, traditionally a holiday on which people pray for the growth of boys, armor is displayed at home.