Kanji 休 — "Rest"
Here is what 休 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Rest" stick.
How it is read
きゅう
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
やす.む, やす.まる, やす.める
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
Mr. T Mr. T is taking a well-deserved Rest under a shady Tree after a long day.
- 亻 Mr. T
A variant form of 人. It looks like the letter T, so we call it Mr. T.
- 木 Tree
The shape of a Tree with branches at the top and a trunk in the middle.
Words that use 休
12 of 19 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 休む やすむ to rest, to be absent, to take a day off
- お休み おやすみ holiday, absence; (exp.) Good night
- 休憩 きゅうけい rest, break, intermission
- 夏休み なつやすみ summer vacation
- 休める やすめる to rest, to suspend, to give relief (v.t.)
- 休暇 きゅうか vacation, holiday, day off
- 昼休み ひるやすみ lunch break, noon recess
- 産休 さんきゅう maternity leave
- 休息 きゅうそく rest, relief, relaxation
- 休業 きゅうぎょう closure, shutdown, holiday
- 休養 きゅうよう rest, break, recreation
- 定休日 ていきゅうび regular holiday
Want 休 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
