Lingaku休む【やすむ】
Frequency rank: 1,553. – 1,554.
- 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
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 休む【やすむ】Frequency rank: 1,553. – 1,554.
- やすむFrequency rank: 43,773. – 44,486.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
This meaning refers to the act of not being present at a location, such as school or work, typically to take a break or attend to personal matters.
This meaning involves taking time to relax or recover from activity, often to regain energy or health.
This meaning pertains to the action of going to sleep or retiring for the night, emphasizing the end of daily activities and the beginning of rest.
This meaning indicates temporarily halting an activity or operation, which can be applied to business or personal activities.
Generated collocations (experimental)
やすむ休むことthe act of restingついたち一日やすむ休むto take a day offしごと仕事をやすむ休むto take a day off workきゅうけい休憩するto take a breakしばらくやすむ休むto rest for a whileひるやすみ昼休みlunch breakじゅうふん十分やすむ休むto rest sufficientlyねる寝るまえに前にやすむ休むto rest before sleepingきゅうぎょう休業するto suspend businessりらっくすリラックスするためにやすむ休むto rest to relaxしゅうまつ週末はやすむ休むto rest on the weekendしずかに静かにやすむ休むto rest quietly
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かつどう活動をいちじ一時やめ、しんしん心身をらくにする楽にする．.きゅうそく休息する．.
- わたくし私のいえ家は、ぜんじゅつ前述のように、そのころその頃ちきりや屋といって言ってはは母がはちゃ葉茶や屋をいとなんでおりましたが、そのおもや母屋のむすめさん娘さんのきもの着物などはは母はよくぬって縫ってあげていたものでした．.うら裏のざしき座敷でせっせと、いっこく一刻のやすむひま暇もおし惜しげ気に、それこそひ日のくれ暮れがたまではり針のてをやすめられない手を休められない．.にしび西陽はもうかしいで傾いであたりはうすぼんやりとくれ昏れそめても、はは母はきづか気づかぬげにやはりぬい縫いつづけて続けておられる．.きごう（うえむら上村しょうえん松園
- いく行くはずであったしごと仕事やがっこう学校にいかない行かない．.
- せいもん正門のところ所でさんしろう三四郎はぐあいがわるい悪いからきょうはがっこう学校をやすむ休むといいだした言い出した．.よじろう与次郎はいっしょについてきてついて来てそん損をしたといわぬばかりにきょうしつ教室のほう方へかえって帰っていった行った．.きごう（なつめ夏目そうせき漱石
- ねる寝る．.
Example sentences
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I've finally got some vacation coming as of the end of this week.
I've sometimes taken time off work to watch the Super Bowl.
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
Big brother, you've got a bad fever?! Never mind the bags, rest in the shade of those trees!