【休】(kyu,yasu-mi/rest,break) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 休.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・kyū　きゅう

For example,

・休憩　kyū-kē　きゅうけい
rest, break
少し休憩しましょう
Let's take a break.

・休息　kyū-soku　きゅうそく
rest, break
休憩 and 休息 mean the same thing.

・休日　kyū-jitsu　きゅうじつ
day-off, holiday
明日は休日です
Tomorrow is my day off.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・yasu-mu　やす-む

For example,

・休み　yasu-mi
rest, break, day off
疲れたので少し休みましょう
I'm tired, let's get some rest.

・夏休み　natsu-yasu-mi
summer vacation
日本の学校は7月下旬から8月末まで夏休みです
Japanese schools are on summer vacation from late July to the end of August.

・昼休み　hiru-yasu-mi　ひるやすみ
lunch break
昼休みに一緒にランチでもしませんか？
Would you like to have lunch together during your lunch break?

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 休.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・rest, break

Radical

And the radical of this character is 人/イ　hito/ninben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character "人", which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 休

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 休

・一休 宗純　ikkyū sōjun　いっきゅうそうじゅん
He is a Buddhist priest. Known as Ikkyu-san.

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 人

・体　tei, karada　てい、からだ
body

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