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休み

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やす
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (やす) (yasumu, to rest).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やす) (yasumi

  1. rest; a break
    Synonyms: 休憩 (kyūkei), 休息 (kyūsoku)
    (つか)()(やす)tsuka no ma no yasumia brief rest
    (やす)なく(はたら)yasumi naku hatarakuto work continuously (without a break)
  2. holiday; vacation; break (leisure time away from work or school)
    Synonym: 休暇 (kyūka)
    (なつ)(やす)natsuyasumisummer break
    (かれ)旅行(りょこう)のために(やす)()った。
    Kare wa ryokō no tame ni yasumi o totta.
    He took a holiday for his trip.
  3. absence; nonattendance
    Synonym: 欠席 (kesseki)
    その(ひと)今日(きょう)(やす)だった。
    Sono hito wa kyō yasumi datta.
    The person was absent today.
  4. rest (of a silkworm before moulting)
    Synonym: (min)

Derived terms

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See also

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Verb

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(やす) (yasumi

  1. stem or continuative form of 休む (yasumu) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN