休む (やすむ) — to be absent
休む is read やすむ and listed as a verb. Meaning: to be absent; to take a day off.
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 休む.
- 休日 きゅうじつ holiday
- 休校 きゅうこう (temporary) closure of school
- 運休 うんきゅう suspension (of a transportation service)
- 休み やすみ rest
- 休暇 きゅうか holiday
- 休学 きゅうがく temporary absence from school
- 休刊 きゅうかん suspension of publication
- 休場 きゅうじょう (temporary) closure (of a theater, entertainment venue, etc.)
- 休止 きゅうし pause
- 休息 きゅうそく rest
- 遊休 ゆうきゅう idle
- 休戦 きゅうせん cease-fire