休み

やすみ · yasumi · JLPT N5 · noun

vacation

🛌 休 = person 亻 + tree 木: a person leaning on a tree, resting

休み is the noun form of the verb 休む (yasumu, to rest). Sound hook: yasumi starts like yasui (easy), so a yasumi is your easy day. Same root appears in 夏休み (natsuyasumi, summer holiday) and 昼休み (hiruyasumi, lunch break).

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