JLPT N1 · Verb

休める (yasumeru)

休める (やすめる, yasumeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to rest; to suspend”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
やすめる
Romaji
yasumeru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to rest; to suspend; to give relief · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

ちょっと手を休めて気持ちを和らげれば、肩のストレスや緊張感がとれるよ。
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.

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

Conjugation of 休める

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary休めるやすめる yasumeru
Polite (~masu)休めますやすめます yasumemasu
Negative休めないやすめない yasumenai
Polite negative休めませんやすめません yasumemasen
Past休めたやすめた yasumeta
Polite past休めましたやすめました yasumemashita
Negative past休めなかったやすめなかった yasumenakatta
Te-form休めてやすめて yasumete
Potential休められるやすめられる yasumerareru
Passive休められるやすめられる yasumerareru
Causative休めさせるやすめさせる yasumesaseru
Volitional休めようやすめよう yasumeyou
Imperative休めろやすめろ yasumero
Conditional (~ba)休めればやすめれば yasumereba

Kanji in 休める

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 休める.

Source: JMdict entry 1227570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.