休める

やすめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to rest; to suspend; to give relief

Kanji

• 休 rest. Read as やすめる.

Example sentences

• 休め！
  Stand at ease!
• もうすぐ昼食の時間です。手を休めて軽く食べませんか。
  It's nearly lunchtime. Why don't we stop to have a bite to eat?
• ちょっと手を休めて気持ちを和らげれば、肩のストレスや緊張感がとれるよ。
  If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
• ちょっと手を休めてコーヒーを飲もうじゃないか。
  Why don't we break off for a while and have some coffee?
• この仕事がすんだらたっぷり休める。
  I can take a good long rest when this work is finished.

Common phrases

• 体を休める
• 羽を休める
• 手を休める (てをやすめる) to rest (from work, studying, etc.)
• 目を休める

Related forms

• 休む (やすむ) to rest (intransitive partner)
• 休まる (やすまる) to be rested (intransitive partner)

Words containing 休める

• 気休めに (きやすめに) for peace of mind
• 気休めを言う (きやすめをいう) to say things to ease one's mind
• 気を休める (きをやすめる) to ease up

And 3 more.

Word lists

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