Illustration: On a wooded walking trail outside a Japanese town, a hiker sits on a wooden bench with their backpack on the ground and both legs comfortably stretched forward. Their shoulders have dropped, their eyes are half closed, and a loosened towel hangs around their neck.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

休きゅう息そく

kyuusoku

to rest

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしたちは昼ひるは働はたらき、夜よるは休息きゅうそくする。

    We work by day and rest by night.

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  2. 休息きゅうそくをとったほうがいいよ。

    I think you had better take a rest.

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  3. 今私いまわたしたちに必要ひつようなのは休息きゅうそくです。

    What we need now is a rest.

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Kanji in 休息

  • 休rest; day offOnキュウKunやすむ・やすまる・やすめる
  • 息breath; respirationOnソクKunいき

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