休む

Meanings

1. 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

Part of speech: godan verb (む), intransitive

Kanji

• 休

  Meanings

  rest, day off, retire, sleep

  On reading

  キュウ

  Kun reading

  やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める

  Strokes

  6

Example sentences

• 彼はよく会合を休む。

  He often absents himself from meetings.

  Tatoeba #110418 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 彼はしばらくの間休んだ。

  He rested for a while.

  Tatoeba #113559 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 父はまだ休んでいる。

  Father is still in bed.

  Tatoeba #84662 · CC BY 2.0 FR