産休

さんきゅう

maternity leave

What does 産休 mean?

産休 is a Japanese noun meaning maternity leave in English. It is written as 産休 in kanji, さんきゅう in hiragana, and sankyuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

9月30日から10月14日まで産休を取ります。

I'm taking maternity leave from September 30th to October 14th.