休暇

きゅうか · kyuuka · JLPT N3 · noun

holiday

🏖️🌴 休暇 = rest (休) + free time (暇): time off to rest

休 is a person (亻) next to a tree (木), the classic kanji for resting. 暇 has the sun/day radical (日) and means spare time. Rest plus spare days gives a holiday. Sound hook: kyuuka sounds like cue car, the car that takes you on vacation.

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