JLPT N5 · Verb

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

彼はよく会合を休む。

He often absents himself from meetings.

Tatoeba #110418

彼はしばらくの間休んだ。

He rested for a while.

Tatoeba #113559

父はまだ休んでいる。

Father is still in bed.

Tatoeba #84662

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

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 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.