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.
セット間のレストは一分にしてください。
Keep the rest between sets to one minute.
Take a 30-second rest between sets.
今日はレストの日にして、軽く散歩だけした。
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.
この小節は全員レストです。
Everyone has a rest in this measure.
レストのところでは音を出さないでください。
Please do not play during the rests.
この楽譜には2小節のレストがある。
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.
headrest
rest house
footrest
armrest
palm rest
restroom; public toilet · resting room (with toilet facilities)
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.