JLPT N2 · Interjection

お休み (oyasumi)

お休み (おやすみ, oyasumi) is a Japanese interjection meaning “holiday; day off”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おやすみ
Romaji: oyasumi
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

holiday; day off; absence · noun · polite
sleep; rest · noun · honorific
good night · interjection · abbreviation, usually written in kana

Example sentences

感謝祭のお休み、楽しんでね。

Have a nice Thanksgiving!

Tatoeba #183920

お休み、いい夢たくさん見てね。

Good night and sweet dreams.

Tatoeba #227302

彼女はお母さんにおやすみのキスをした。

She kissed her mother good night.

Tatoeba #93067

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お休み

休

rest, day off, retireキュウ・やす.む・やす.まる · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お休み.

休みやすみrest休むやすむto be absent夏休みなつやすみsummer vacation昼休みひるやすみlunch break休暇きゅうかholiday休憩きゅうけいrest休息きゅうそくrest休業きゅうぎょうsuspension of business休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)休養きゅうようrest定休日ていきゅうびregular holiday一休みひとやすみ(short) rest休学きゅうがくtemporary absence from school休戦きゅうせんcease-fire

Source: JMdict entry 1612680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.