休 : Rest

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Components:

亻木

rest, day off, retire, sleep

On 'yomi:

キュウ(kyuu)

Kun 'yomi:

やす.む(yasu.mu) やす.まる(yasu.maru) やす.める(yasu.meru)

Strokes:	6
Radical:	人 (9)
Usage Rating:	642

JLPT:	N5
old JLPT:	4
Grade:	1

Unicode:	04f11
jis208:	21-57

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休 Usage examples

生理休暇(せいりきゅうか)	menstrual leave
振替休日(ふりかえきゅうじつ) 振り替え休日(ふりかえきゅうじつ)	compensatory holiday, observed holiday (weekday holiday when the actual day is on a weekend), substitute holiday
休心(きゅうしん) 休神(きゅうしん)	peace of mind, relief
休刊日(きゅうかんび)	newspaper holiday
休耕(きゅうこう)	lying fallow
休漁(きゅうりょう)	suspension of fishing
休館(きゅうかん)	closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
食休み(しょくやすみ)	rest after a meal
定休(ていきゅう)	regular holiday
体が休まる(からだがやすまる)	to be (feel) rested
連休明け(れんきゅうあけ)	end of consecutive holidays
夏期休暇(かききゅうか)	summer vacation, summer holidays
冬期休暇(とうききゅうか)	winter vacation (holidays)
遊休地(ゆうきゅうち)	idle land
年休(ねんきゅう)	yearly paid vacation (holiday)
全休(ぜんきゅう)	absence during a complete tournament
一時帰休制(いちじききゅうせい)	layoff system
休戦地帯(きゅうせんちたい)	demilitarized zone, demilitarised zone, DMZ
二分休符(にぶきゅうふ)	half rest, minim rest
途中休場(とちゅうきゅうじょう)	quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury
一服休憩(いっぷくきゅうけい)	tea (coffee, cigarette) break
育児休暇(いくじきゅうか)	childcare leave, maternity leave
育児休業(いくじきゅうぎょう)	childcare leave, leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
出産休暇(しゅっさんきゅうか)	paternity leave, eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks
育休(いくきゅう)	childcare leave, leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
休止符を打つ(きゅうしふをうつ)	to put a period to
休猟(きゅうりょう)	suspension of hunting
休部(きゅうぶ)	club that has suspended its activities
飛び石連休(とびいしれんきゅう) 飛石連休(とびいしれんきゅう)	series of holidays with one or two workdays in between
法定休日(ほうていきゅうじつ)	legal holiday, bank holiday
気を休める(きをやすめる)	to ease up, to relax attention
気休め薬(きやすめぐすり)	placebo
週休二日制(しゅうきゅうふつかせい) 週休２日制(しゅうきゅうふつかせい)	having two days off in at least one week of a month, five-day school-week
有休(ゆうきゅう)	vacation, (paid) holiday