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Kanji: 休

KANJI
6 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
やす
やすまる
やすめる
 ON 音 
キュウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Rest, day off, retire, sleep
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(なつやす)
summer vacation
N5
(やす)
rest, vacation
N5
(やす)
to rest
N4
(ひるやす)
noon break
N3
(きゅうか)
holiday, day off, furlough
N3
(きゅうけい)
rest, break, recess, intermission
N2
(きゅうぎょう)
closed (e.g. store), business suspended, shutdown, holiday
N2
(きゅうこう)
lecture cancelled
N2
(きゅうそく)
rest, relief, relaxation
N2
(きゅうよう)
rest, break, recreation
N2
(ていきゅうび)
regular holiday
N2
(ひとやす)
a rest
N1
(やす)
holiday, absence, rest, Good night
N1
(きゅうがく)
temporary absence from school, suspension
N1
(きゅうせん)
truce, armistice
N1
(さんきゅう)
maternity leave
N1
(やす)める
to rest, to suspend, to give relief
N1
(れんきゅう)
consecutive holidays
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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