産休

さんきゅう · sankyuu · JLPT N1 · noun

leave

👶 産 = give birth + 休 = rest: the leave taken after giving birth

Sounds like English thank you (sank-you), a fitting thanks to the parent who just gave birth. Split it as 産 (birth) and 休 (rest) to recall the meaning.

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