休 — rest, day off, retire

やす休 rest

U+4F11 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes Freq #642 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #965 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

rest
day off
retire

word

やす yasu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

休(やす) む yasumu to rest 休(やす) み yasumi rest 夏(なつ) 休(やす) み natsuyasumi summer vacation

きゅう kyuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

休(きゅう) 憩(けい) kyuukei rest 休(きゅう) 日(じつ) kyuujitsu holiday 休(きゅう) 暇(か) kyuuka vacation 休(きゅう) 止(し) kyuushi suspension 連(れん) 休(きゅう) renkyuu consecutive holidays 休(きゅう) 校(こう) kyuukou school closure 休(きゅう) 場(じょう) kyuujou absence from venue

Stroke order

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