ChiramiN5 kanji · 6 strokes
休 means rest
亻 person · 木 tree
休Real origin
A person leaning against a tree: taking a rest.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- rest, day off, retire, sleep
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) やすむ yasumu
やすむ (yasumu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: やすまる yasumaru, やすめる yasumeru
From Chinese (onyomi) キュウ kyuu
キュウ (kyuu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
休む やすむ · yasumu
to be absent, to take a day off
Built from
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Quick check
What does 休 mean?
Right: 休 means rest.Not quite: 休 means rest.In 休む, which reading does 休 use?
Right. 休む is read やすむ (yasumu): 休 takes やす, its Japanese reading, with む after it.Not quite. 休む is read やすむ (yasumu): 休 takes やす, its Japanese reading, with む after it.