休み

休み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
休
やす Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) やすみ​ [yàsúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠sɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

休(やす)み • (yasumi) 

1. rest; a break

   束(つか)の間(ま)の休(やす)み

   tsuka no ma no yasumi

   a brief rest

2. a holiday

   彼(かれ)は旅行(りょこう)のために休(やす)みを取(と)った。

   Kare wa ryokō no tame ni yasumi o totta.

   He took a holiday for his trip.

3. absence

   その人(ひと)は今日(きょう)休(やす)みだった。

   Sono hito wa kyō yasumi datta.

   The person was absent today.

4. intermission

   休(やす)みなく働(はたら)く

   yasumi naku hataraku

   work continuously

5. rest (of a silkworm before moulting)

Synonyms

• (rest, break): 休憩(きゅうけい) (kyūkei), 休息(きゅうそく) (kyūsoku)
• (holiday): 休暇(きゅうか) (kyūka)
• (absence): 欠席(けっせき) (kesseki)
• (of a silkworm): 眠(みん) (min)

Related terms

• 休(やす)む (yasumu) (verb)

See also

• 充電期間

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN