休む

やすむ · yasumu · JLPT N5 · verb-godan

to rest

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

Etymology: the kanji 休 joins 亻 (person) and 木 (tree), a worker pausing beside a tree. Sound hook: yasumu shares its root with yasui (easy) and yasumi (holiday), so yasumu = to take it easy.

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