休息

きゅうそく · kyuusoku · JLPT N3 · noun

remainder

🛏️ 休息 = rest + breath: a break to catch your breath

休 is a person 亻 leaning against a tree 木, which gives the idea of resting. 息 is breath: 自 (nose) over 心 (heart). Put them together and kyuusoku means stopping to rest and breathe.

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