振替休日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
振	替	休	日
ふり Grade: S	かえ Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 1	じつ Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 振替 (furikae, “transfer, transferring”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振り替える furikaeru, “to transfer something”) +‎ 休日 (kyūjitsu, “day off, holiday, vacation day”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふりかえきゅうじつ [fùríkáé kyúꜜùjìtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ɾʲika̠e̞ kʲɨːʑit͡sɨ]

Noun

振(ふり)替(かえ)休(きゅう)日(じつ) • (furikae kyūjitsu) 

1. a substitute day off

Usage notes

This term has legal ramifications under Japanese law. If a labor schedule ordinarily has an employee off on Sunday and at work on a Monday, and the schedule is changed so that the employee is working Sunday and off Monday instead, that Monday would be a 振替休日 (furikae kyūjitsu). Moreover, so long as the number of hours worked that week does not change, the employee's time on Sunday would be paid at the regular rate, and not at the legally stipulated higher rates for either overtime or holiday pay.