休 rest

(personleft) + 木 (tree)

★★★★★

6 strokes

Onyomi

KYUU

Mnemonic

The CUTE person rests against a tree.

Kunyomi

やす*み	a break (a day off=休みの日) ★★★★★
やす＊む	relax, to take a day off ★★★★☆

Jukugo

お休みなさい!(おやすみなさい！)	Good night! ★★★★★ Good night! (BOOBOO: You don't say this when you leave your friend's dinner party or when you leave your date standing on the curb weeping outside the restaurant, you only say it when you live in the same house: it's more like "sleep tight!", I guess.)
夏休み(なつやすみ)	summer vacation ★★★★☆ 夏 (summer) + 休 (rest) = 夏休み (summer vacation)
昼休み(ひるやすみ)	lunch-break ★★★☆☆ 昼 (noon) + 休 (rest) = 昼休み (lunch-break ) lunch-break (at work, school, etc.)
冬休み(ふゆやすみ)	winter break. ★★★☆☆ 冬 (winter) + 休 (rest) = 冬休み (winter break. )
休日(きゅうじつ)	A holiday ★★☆☆☆ 休 (rest) + 日 (sun, day) = 休日 (A holiday) A holiday - Christmas, Arbor Day, etc.

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
体	body	FUNDAMENTAL	本
休	rest	TREE	木

A person's body is FUNDAMENTAL to them, but they take a rest under a TREE.

Synonyms

break or vacation
休み休憩休日休暇