病休

Chinese

ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 
to rest
simp. and trad.
(病休)

Pronunciation


Verb

病休

  1. to be on sick leave

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3
きゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲo̞ːkʲɨː]

Noun

(びょう)(きゅう) • (byōkyū

  1. syllabic abbreviation of 病気休暇 (byōki kyūka, sick leave)
    • 2025 August 14 (last accessed), 小池晃 [Akira Koike], quotee, “第217回国会 参議院 本会議 第3号 令和7年1月29日 [217th Diet House of Councilors Plenary Session No. 3 January 29, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library]:
      多くの教員が体を壊し、精神性疾患による病休者も急増し、授業準備や子供と関わる時間がないと訴えています。
      Ōku no kyōin ga karada o kowashi, seishin-sei shikkan ni yoru byōkyū-sha mo kyūzō shi, jugyō junbi ya kodomo to kakawaru jikan ga nai to uttaete imasu.
      Many teachers are suffering from physical problems, and the number of teachers taking sick leave due to mental illness is also on the rise, with many complaining that they have no time to prepare lessons or interact with children.