I Love Kanji休む (yasumu)
休む (やすむ, yasumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be absent; to take a day off”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やすむ
- Romaji
- yasumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be absent; to take a day off · godan verb, intransitive
- to rest; to have a break · godan verb, intransitive
- to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire · godan verb, intransitive
- to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 休む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 休む | やすむ yasumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 休みます | やすみます yasumimasu |
| Negative | 休まない | やすまない yasumanai |
| Polite negative | 休みません | やすみません yasumimasen |
| Past | 休んだ | やすんだ yasunda |
| Polite past | 休みました | やすみました yasumimashita |
| Negative past | 休まなかった | やすまなかった yasumanakatta |
| Te-form | 休んで | やすんで yasunde |
| Potential | 休める | やすめる yasumeru |
| Passive | 休まれる | やすまれる yasumareru |
| Causative | 休ませる | やすませる yasumaseru |
| Volitional | 休もう | やすもう yasumou |
| Imperative | 休め | やすめ yasume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 休めば | やすめば yasumeba |
Kanji in 休む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 休む.
休みやすみrest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お休みおやすみholiday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 1227560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.