Moto 休: Rest; Day Off; RetireKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キュウ
- Kun'yomi
- やす(む)、やす(まる)、やす(める)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 238 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ)
- 休日きゅうじつholiday; day off
- 休暇きゅうかholiday; day off
- 休業きゅうぎょうsuspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.)
- 連休れんきゅうconsecutive holidays
- 休憩きゅうけいrest; break
- 週休しゅうきゅうweekly holiday
- 休戦きゅうせんcease-fire; truce
- 休するきゅうするto come to an end
- 休職きゅうしょくtemporary retirement; suspension from office
- 休養きゅうようrest; break
- 休館きゅうかんclosure (of a library, museum, etc.)
- 休場きゅうじょうtheater closure; theatre closure
- 休止きゅうしpause; cessation
- 帰休ききゅうleave; furlough
- 無休むきゅうwithout a holiday; nonstop
- 休刊きゅうかんsuspension of publication
- 休息きゅうそくrest; relief
- 定休ていきゅうregular holiday; fixed day off
- 不眠不休ふみんふきゅうno sleep or rest; working day and night
- 休会きゅうかいadjournment; recess
- 休刊日きゅうかんびnewspaper holiday; day on which newspapers are not published
- 休学きゅうがくtemporary absence from school
- 休憩所きゅうけいじょrest area; rest stop
- 休憩時間きゅうけいじかんrest period; intermission
- 休校きゅうこう(temporary) closure of school
- 休演きゅうえんsuspending performance
- 休眠きゅうみんidle; dormant
- 休耕きゅうこうlying fallow
- 休診きゅうしんbeing closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients
- 休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
- 定休日ていきゅうびregular holiday; fixed day off
- 小休止しょうきゅうしshort break; breather
- 年休ねんきゅうyearly paid vacation (holiday)
- 産休さんきゅうmaternity leave; paternity leave
- 自然休会しぜんきゅうかい(in the Diet) a spontaneous recess
- 遊休ゆうきゅうidle; unused
- 運休うんきゅうsuspension (of a transportation service); cancellation
- 開店休業かいてんきゅうぎょうbeing open but having virtually no business
- 一時休戦いちじきゅうせんtemporary truce; ceasefire
- 一時休業いちじきゅうぎょうtemporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
- 一時休止いちじきゅうしadjournment; pause
- 一時帰休いちじききゅうtemporary layoff
- 一時帰休制いちじききゅうせいlayoff system
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 休みやすみrest; recess
- 夏休みなつやすみsummer vacation; summer holiday
- 昼休みひるやすみlunch break; noon recess
- 休まるやすまるto be rested; to feel at ease
- 休むやすむto be absent; to take a day off
- 春休みはるやすみspring break; spring vacation
- お休みおやすみholiday; day off
- お休みなさいおやすみなさいgood night
- 一休みひとやすみ(short) rest; breather
- 休めるやすめるto rest; to suspend
- 冬休みふゆやすみwinter vacation; winter holidays
- お休み中おやすみちゅうclosed; on break
- ばかも休み休み言えばかもやすみやすみいえstop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous
- ひと休みひとやすみ(short) rest; breather
- ズル休みズルやすみskipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant
Other readings
- ずる休みズルやすみskipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant
- 一服休憩いっぷくきゅうけいtea (coffee, cigarette) break
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