A katakana noun for a rest or pause, especially natural in contexts such as exercise, training, work intervals, or instructions. In general everyday Japanese, 休憩 or 休息 may sound more ordinary.
Take a 30-second rest between sets.
Keep the rest between sets to one minute.
I made today a rest day and only took a light walk.
rest; musical rest
Music term for a silence or rest in a score or performance. 休符 is the more standard Japanese term for the written symbol.
Everyone has a rest in this measure.
Please do not play during the rests.
There is a two-measure rest in this score.
Insert a rest between each set of training.
休息 emphasizes physical rest or recovery and sounds more formal than レスト, which is often used casually in workout or work-interval contexts.
No language-of-origin note is specified. The katakana form is conventionally used for rest-related meanings, including the music term; the exact borrowing history is not specified.