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休 やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める 夏休み(なつやすみ): summer vacation; summer holiday休み(やすみ): (1) rest; recess; respite (2) vacation; holiday; absence; suspension (3) dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)休暇(きゅうか): holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)休業(きゅうぎょう): closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday連休(れんきゅう): consecutive holidays休憩(きゅうけい): rest; break; recess; intermission休養(きゅうよう): rest; break; recreation昼休み(ひるやすみ): lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period休む(やすむ): (1) to be absent; to take a day off (2) to rest; to have a break (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business休息(きゅうそく): rest; relief; relaxation休戦(きゅうせん): truce; armistice休学(きゅうがく): temporary absence from school; suspension定休日(ていきゅうび): regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day休講(きゅうこう): lecture cancellation; cancelling (lecture, class, etc.)お休みなさい(おやすみなさい): good night一休み(ひとやすみ): rest休める(やすめる): to rest; to suspend; to give reliefお休み(おやすみ): (1) holiday; day off; absence (2) sleep; rest (3) Good night産休(さんきゅう): maternity leave 1 人: person木: tree; wood 人 2 (none) rest Chuck norris rests againsts the tree, but wait, no... the tree rests and stands against him.

Accepted Answer

キュウ rest, day off, retire, sleep 5 642 6 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 会意 Compound Ideographic Mr T resting by a tree.

Kanji	休
Onyomi	キュウ
Kunyomi	やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める
English	rest, day off, retire, sleep
Examples	夏休み(なつやすみ): summer vacation; summer holiday 休み(やすみ): (1) rest; recess; respite (2) vacation; holiday; absence; suspension (3) dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting) 休暇(きゅうか): holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work) 休業(きゅうぎょう): closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday 連休(れんきゅう): consecutive holidays 休憩(きゅうけい): rest; break; recess; intermission 休養(きゅうよう): rest; break; recreation 昼休み(ひるやすみ): lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period 休む(やすむ): (1) to be absent; to take a day off (2) to rest; to have a break (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business 休息(きゅうそく): rest; relief; relaxation 休戦(きゅうせん): truce; armistice 休学(きゅうがく): temporary absence from school; suspension 定休日(ていきゅうび): regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day 休講(きゅうこう): lecture cancellation; cancelling (lecture, class, etc.) お休みなさい(おやすみなさい): good night 一休み(ひとやすみ): rest 休める(やすめる): to rest; to suspend; to give relief お休み(おやすみ): (1) holiday; day off; absence (2) sleep; rest (3) Good night 産休(さんきゅう): maternity leave
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	1
Frequency	642
Components	人: person 木: tree; wood
Number of Strokes	6
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	rest
Koohii Story 1	Mr T resting by a tree.
Koohii Story 2	Chuck norris rests againsts the tree, but wait, no... the tree rests and stands against him.

Day Rest Holiday Recess Absence Break Summer Vacation