What does kanji 休 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 休 is rest.

How is kanji 休 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 休 are やす.む, やす.まる, やす.める; the onyomi readings are キュウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 休?

Kanji 休 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 休?

The main radical for kanji 休 is 人.

What words use kanji 休?

Example words that use kanji 休 include 休み, 休暇, 休日, 休業.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 10

休

Meaning

Kanji 休

rest

rest, day off, retire, sleep

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やす.むやす.まるやす.める
Onyomi 音読み: キュウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #642
Strokes: 6
Radical: 人
Components: 化 • 木
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 238 entries that include this kanji.

休み

やすみ

dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

休暇

きゅうか

holiday

休日

きゅうじつ

holiday

休業

きゅうぎょう

suspension of business

休憩

きゅうけい

rest

休養

きゅうよう

rest

休む

やすむ

to be absent

休息

きゅうそく

rest

休校

きゅうこう

(temporary) closure of school

休学

きゅうがく

temporary absence from school

休講

きゅうこう

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

休戦

きゅうせん

cease-fire

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

少し休んでください。

Please rest for a while.

今日は学校が休みです。

School is off today.

熱があるので会社を休みます。

I will take the day off work because I have a fever.

父は去年、会社を休んで入院しました。

Last year, my father took time off work and was hospitalized.

祖父は六十五歳で仕事を休みました。

My grandfather retired from work at sixty-five.