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休
On'yomi
キュウ
KYUU
Kun'yomi
やす.む・やす.まる・やす.める
yasumu / yasumaru / yasumeru
rest · day off · retire · sleep
peaceful
Details
Strokes6
Frequency#642
Radical人person(2)
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Component Breakdown
休=
亻木
person + tree
Cultural Context
Etymology
Person (人) leaning against a tree (木). Resting in the shade of a tree.
Symbolism
Rest, recovery, leisure. Increasingly important in modern Japan as warning against overwork.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Deep in the forest
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
閑話休題
かんわきゅうだい
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...; getting back to the subject at hand, ...
不眠不休
ふみんふきゅう
no sleep or rest; working day and night; no sleep or rest
Proverbs & Idioms
休むに似たり
やすむににたり
As good as resting
Doing nothing productive