休
rest
- 亻person
- 木tree
- kun
- やす.むyasu.mu
- on
- キュウkyū
mnemonic
A PERSON (亻) leans against a TREE (木) in the shade to REST. Lying there he sighs "kyuu" (キュウ), the sound of a long breath out.
examples
- 休むやすむyasumuto rest
- 休みやすみyasumiholiday, break
- 休日きゅうじつkyūjitsuday off