休む

やすむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be absent; to take a day off
2. to rest; to have a break
3. to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
4. to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

Kanji

• 休 rest. Read as やすむ.

Example sentences

• 君は疲れているようだから、休んだ方がよい。
  Since you look tired, you had better take a rest.
• 君は疲れているので、休んだ方がよい。
  Now that you are tired, you'd better rest.
• 君は少し休んだほうがよい。
  You had better take a little rest.
• 君は少し休んだほうがいいと思うよ。顔色が悪いから。
  I think you'd better take a rest; you look ill.
• 昨日はなぜ休んだのですか。
  Why were you absent yesterday?

Common phrases

• 仕事を休む
• 学校を休む
• 会社を休む
• 練習を休む
• 中で休む
• 病気で休む
• 授業を休む
• 木陰で休む
• 家で休む
• 店を休む
• 稽古を休む
• 風邪で休む
• 怪我で休む
• 理由に休む

Related forms

• 休める (やすめる) to rest (transitive partner)

Words containing 休む

• 休み明け (やすみあけ) just after a holiday break
• 休み時間 (やすみじかん) recess
• 休み休み (やすみやすみ) resting at times

And 8 more.

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