Recognize 休 in 休む and 休憩; learn the whole words and use them in everyday sentences.

The idea

休 has 6 strokes; follow the order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Read 休む as やすむ and 休憩 as きゅうけい. Learn each reading together with the whole word and its meaning.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning
休むやすむrest; be absent
休憩きゅうけいbreak; rest
休みやすみday off; break
休日きゅうじつday off; holiday

Examples

  • 公園こうえんですこし休やすみます。I rest for a little while in the park.
  • 今日きょうは学校がっこうを休やすみます。I am absent from school today.
  • 明日あしたは仕事しごとが休やすみです。I have the day off work tomorrow.
  • 駅えきで少すこし休憩きゅうけいします。I take a short break at the station.
  • 明日あしたは会社かいしゃの休日きゅうじつです。Tomorrow is a company holiday.
  • 休やすみの日ひに家いえで本ほんを読よみます。On my day off, I read at home.

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Watch out

休む can mean being absent from school or work as well as resting. 休日 is a day off; 休憩 is a break.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 休む in hiragana.

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    やすむ

    休む is read やすむ; it means rest; be absent. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  2. Write the reading of 休憩 in hiragana.

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    きゅうけい

    休憩 is read きゅうけい; it means break; rest. Remember the reading with the complete word.

  3. Complete the missing kanji from this lesson: ＿み（やすみ）.

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    休

    休 completes 休み, read やすみ; the complete expression means day off; break.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 休 from memory in stroke order, and read 休む and 休憩 aloud. Then check their readings and meanings.