学校休み
gakkō yasumi
学校休み (gakkō yasumi) is the Japanese phrase for "no school".
This phrase describes a situation where students do not have to attend classes because the school is closed.
Which one should you use?
学校休み implies a scheduled break or holiday.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
学校休み is an informal noun phrase used to describe the state of having no school.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "school is closed" or "there is no school" in a complete sentence, you add the particle が and the copula です, resulting in 学校が休みです.
How do you pronounce it?
gakkō yasumi
Did you know?
- The word 休み (yasumi) comes from the verb 休む (yasumu), which literally means 'to rest' or 'to lean against something'.
- While 学校休み means no classes, Japanese students often still attend school during certain breaks for 部活動 (bukatsudō), which are intense extracurricular club activities.
- While 学校休み refers to a break, a sudden, unplanned cancellation of school due to heavy snow or natural disasters is often called 休校 (kyūkyō).
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are talking about their plans for the upcoming break.
- 蓮 Ren美咲、もうすぐ学校休みだね。Misaki, mōsugu gakkō yasumi dane.Misaki, school will be closed soon, right?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、楽しみだね！Un, tanoshimi dane!Yeah, I'm looking forward to it!
- 蓮 Ren一緒に遊びに行かない？Issho ni asobi ni ikanai?Do you want to go out and hang out together?
- 美咲 Misakiいいよ、ぜひ行こう！Ii yo, zehi ikō!Sure, let's definitely go!
