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    3. 休む

    休む

    休やすむ​

    to be absent

    N5KMT8News #20+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    やすむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to be absent, to take a day off
    2.
    to rest, to have a break
    3.
    to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire
    4.
    to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

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    今きょ日うは会かい社しゃを休やすみます。

    I will take a day off from work today.

    KMT3Daily LifeWork & Career
    疲つかれたので、少すこし休やすんでからまた始はじめよう。

    I'm tired, so let's rest a bit and then start again.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    週しゅう末まつは家いえでゆっくり休やすんで、リフレッシュしたい。

    I want to relax at home and refresh myself on the weekend.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    彼かれは病びょう気きのため、しばらく学がっ校こうを休やすむことになった。

    He had to take a break from school for a while due to illness.

    KMT7EducationMedicine & Health
    集しゅう中ちゅう力りょくを保たもつためには、適てき度どな休きゅう憩けいを挟はさんで休やすむことが重じゅう要ようです。

    To maintain concentration, it's important to take appropriate breaks and rest.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    休
    やす.む・やす.まる・やす.める…(1)
    rest・day off・retire・sleep
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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