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休 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「人」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「人」
On
キュウきゅう · kyū
Kun
やす(む)yasu(mu)
Meaning
rest

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A person resting by a tree — 'to rest.'

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキュウきゅうkyū休止きゅうし休憩きゅうけい定休ていきゅう
Kunやすむyasumu休むやすむ休みやすみ
Kunやすまるyasumaru休まるやすまる
Kunやすめるyasumeru休めるやすめる気休めきやすめ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 休むやすむ

    to rest

  • 休日きゅうじつ

    holiday

More words with this kanji

  • 春休みはるやすみ
  • 夏休みなつやすみ
  • 冬休みふゆやすみ
  • 休息きゅうそく
  • 定休日ていきゅうび
  • 連休れんきゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

こうえんで 休(やす)みます。

I rest in the park.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

休日休日sun人person今now介mediat…仄faint以by mea…九nine弓bow久long…及reach仇foe
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Compound

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