お休み

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やす
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
御休み
御休

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compound of (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 休み (yasumi, rest, a break, a holiday), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem form) of verb 休む (yasumu, to rest), itself from adjective 安い (yasui, easygoing; easy) + verbalizing suffix (mu).[3]

Noun

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(やす) (oyasumi

  1. (honorific) sleep, rest
  2. (polite) a day off, absence, a holiday

Etymology 2

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Ultimately derived the same as above, but generally regarded as a shortening of the longer phrase お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, good night).[3]

Interjection

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(やす) (oyasumi

  1. Short for お休みなさい (oyasumi nasai, good night).

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN