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憩

recess
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingいこ.い、いこ.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. recessRtK
    彼は昨夜休憩しないで働き続けた。He went on working without a break last night.tatoeba
  2. rest
    第四に、小熊を連れ去ることに成功しても、私たちは休憩をせずに山を駆け上がることができるだろうか。In the fourth place, even if we succeeded in carrying off the bear cubs, we could not run up a mountain without stopping to rest.tatoeba
    正午に彼らは休憩するために森の中で横たわった。At noon they lay down in a forest to rest.tatoeba
  3. relax
  4. repose
  1. to rest
  2. to relax
  3. to repose

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tongue · thousand · mouth (口) · nose (鼻) · drop (丶) · eye (目) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 658

Compound words

休憩きゅうけい
rest; break; recess; intermission
憩いいこい
rest; relaxation
憩ういこう
to rest; to relax; to repose
休憩所きゅうけいじょ
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
休憩時間きゅうけいじかん
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
憩室けいしつ
diverticulum
小憩しょうけい
short break
少憩しょうけい
short break
休憩室きゅうけいしつ
break room
憩いの場いこいのば
place for relaxation and refreshment
休憩するきゅうけいする
rest

Additional Examples

正午に彼らは休憩するために森の中で横たわった。
At noon they lay down in a forest to rest.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

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