休 — rest, day off, retire
やすみ
休
rest
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
calendar
U+4F11
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #642
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #965
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- rest
- day off
- retire
word
やす yasu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
きゅう kyuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). A person (人) leaning against a tree (木) — the image of someone resting in the shade. One of the most visually intuitive kanji compositions.