Word Meaning 休息

きゅうそく kyuusoku

休息 is read as きゅうそく (kyuusoku) and means rest.

Meaning

English

  1. rest
  2. relief
  3. relaxation

Reading

Kana

きゅうそく

Romaji

kyuusoku

Writing Variants

  • 休足 きゅうそく kyuusoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 休憩,休み時間,休む,休する,一休み,昼寝,瞑想,息抜き Rank 6515 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

休息時間

きゅうそくじかん

recess

休息所

きゅうそくじょ

lobby

息休め

いきやすめ

rest

休戦

きゅうせん

cease-fire

休職

きゅうしょく

temporary retirement

休演

きゅうえん

suspending performance

休眠

きゅうみん

dormancy

休日手当

きゅうじつてあて

holiday allowance

休業手当

きゅうぎょうてあて

layoff allowance

休戦会談

きゅうせんかいだん

armistice conference

休戦記念日

きゅうせんきねんび

Armistice Day

いき

breath

Example Sentences

7

Take a rest.

Stupidity is the relaxation of intelligence.

I think you had better take a rest.

We work by day and rest by night.

Even superheroes need an occasional break.

After walking for an hour, we stopped to take a rest.

Here at the Jokanji, also known as the "Nagekomi-dera", in the cemetery there is a memorial to thousands of prostitutes, the so-called "women of pleasure", who have found their final resting place here. It's filled with an indescribable melancholy, and, for some reason, it makes me want to come back here again and again.