[休] Handwritten Kanji for rest and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “休” (yasu-mu); Kanji for “rest”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “休” (yasu-mu)

Kanji for rest

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “休”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
休	キュウ やす-む やす-まる やす-める	kyuu yasu-mu yasu-maru yasu-meru	6	亻	rest

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “休”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
一休みする	ひとやすみする	hitoyasumi suru	Take a rest
休日	きゅうじつ	kyuujitsu	Holiday
会社を休む	かいしゃをやすむ	kaisha wo yasumu	Take a day off from work

 

休む（やすむ）= to rest