休み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
休
やす Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) やすみ [yàsúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [ja̠sɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

休み (hiragana やすみ, rōmaji yasumi)

rest; a break
束 (つか)の間 (ま)の休 (やす)み
tsuka no ma no yasumi
a brief rest
a holiday
彼 (かれ)は旅 (りょ)行 (こう)のために休 (やす)みを取 (と)った。
Kare wa ryokō no tame ni yasumi o totta.
He took a holiday for his trip.
absence
その人 (ひと)は今 (きょ)日 (う)休 (やす)みだった。
Sono hito wa kyō yasumi datta.
The person was absent today.
intermission
休 (やす)みなく働 (はたら)く
yasumi naku hataraku
work continuously
rest (of a silkworm before moulting)

Synonyms

(rest, break): 休 (きゅう)憩 (けい) (kyūkei), 休息 (きゅうそく) (kyūsoku)
(holiday): 休 (きゅう)暇 (か) (kyūka)
(absence): 欠席 (けっせき) (kesseki)
(of a silkworm): 眠 (みん) (min)

Related terms

休 (やす)む (yasumu) (verb)

See also

充電期間

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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