休める

やすめる · yasumeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to rest

🛏️ 休 is 人 (person) beside 木 (tree): the old sign for resting in the shade

Add める to make it transitive: 休める gives rest to something, like 目を休める (rest the eyes) or 羽を休める (rest the wings). The intransitive 休む means to rest oneself.

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