一休み

ひとやすみ · hitoyasumi · JLPT N2 · noun

remainder

🍵 一 (hito, one) + 休み (yasumi, rest) = one rest, a short break

休み means rest or holiday. Adding 一 narrows it to a quick pause, like a short break during work. Use it for a brief stop, such as a tea break.

一 — single horizontal stroke
一 is one of the simplest pictographs in Chinese, depicting a single horizontal line to represent the number one. It has retained essentially the same form since oracle bone script over 3,000 years ago. By extension it also means 'first,' 'whole,' or 'same.'

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