憩 – recess, rest, relax

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1731 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 憩 means recess, rest, relax, repose. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いこ.い、いこ.う (ikoi, ikou). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	いこ.い	ikoi
Kun’yomi	いこ.う	ikou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 口・自・心・舌・目.

Words using 憩

休憩きゅうけいrest

Example sentences

休憩してコーヒーを飲もう。

Let's take a break for coffee.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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