Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

642 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: rest, day off, retire, sleep

Kunyomi: やす.む やす.まる やす.める

Onyomi: キュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

日(きゅうじつ)   holiday

(しゅうきゅう)   weekly holiday

講(きゅうこう)   a cancelled lecture

暇(きゅうか)   vacation

み(やすみ)   rest, absence, break, recess

む(やすむ)   rest [v.i.]

める(やすめる)   put to rest [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

キュウカン suspension of publication

キュウカ holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)

キキュウ leave, furlough, temporary layoff

テイキュウ regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

Kunyomi Examples

やすむ to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

まる やすまる to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved

める やすめる to rest, to suspend, to give relief