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休

Rest

WaniKani level 4JLPT N5Joyo grade 1Top 500-1,000 ¡ #6426 strokes

Meanings

Rest, Day Off, Retire, Sleep

On'yomi

きゅう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 休

休 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

休 (Rest) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #642 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.

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