休きゅう憩けい

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

休憩する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	休きゅう憩けいする	休きゅう憩けいしない
Polite	休きゅう憩けいします	休きゅう憩けいしません
Past polite	休きゅう憩けいしました	休きゅう憩けいしませんでした
Past	休きゅう憩けいした	休きゅう憩けいしなかった
Te-form	休きゅう憩けいして	休きゅう憩けいしないで
Desire	休きゅう憩けいしたい	休きゅう憩けいしたくない
Potential	休きゅう憩けいできる	休きゅう憩けいできない
Passive	休きゅう憩けいされる	休きゅう憩けいされない
Causative	休きゅう憩けいさせる	休きゅう憩けいさせない
Causative passive	休きゅう憩けいさせられる	休きゅう憩けいさせられない
Volitional	休きゅう憩けいしよう
Polite volitional	休きゅう憩けいしましょう
Imperative	休きゅう憩けいしろ	休きゅう憩けいするな
Conditional	休きゅう憩けいすれば	休きゅう憩けいしなければ
Tara conditional	休きゅう憩けいしたら	休きゅう憩けいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

rest; break; recess; intermission

General term for a pause from work, study, or activity; often used with する to mean 'take a break'.

仕し事ごとの合あい間まに十じゅう分ぶんな休きゅう憩けいを取とってください。
Please take a proper break between work tasks.
会かい議ぎの途と中ちゅうで10分間ぷんかん休きゅう憩けいした。
We took a ten-minute break in the middle of the meeting.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉分ふんの休きゅう憩けいa break of ... minutes
会かい議ぎの途と中ちゅうで15分ふんの休きゅう憩けいがあります。
There will be a 15-minute break in the middle of the meeting.
休きゅう憩けいに入はいるto go into a break; to start a break
そろそろ休きゅう憩けいに入はいりましょう。
Let's go into a break soon.
休きゅう憩けい中ちゅうに〈動どう詞し〉to do something during a break
休きゅう憩けい中ちゅうにお茶ちゃを飲のんだ。
I drank tea during the break.

Expressions

休きゅう憩けいを取とるtake a break; take a rest

Kanji

休rest, day off, retire
憩recess, rest, relax

Related words· 16

休きゅう息そくN2
休憩 is the common word for a short, everyday break, while 休息 is more formal and often implies a longer, more deliberate rest.
一ひと休やすみN2
休憩 is neutral and used in any context, while 一休み is a casual expression for a brief pause, often used in informal speech.
レスト
休憩 is the everyday Japanese word for taking a break, while レスト is a katakana term more common in exercise, training, or instructional contexts.
休きゅう憩けい時じ間かん
休憩 is the general noun for taking a rest or break, while 休憩時間 specifically names the scheduled block of time set aside for it.

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一いっ服ぷく
休憩 is a general, often longer work break, while 一服 suggests a very brief pause, typically for tea or a smoke.
昼ひる休やすみN5
休憩 is a general word for any short break or rest, while 昼休み refers specifically to the midday break for lunch.
合あい間まN2
休憩 is a deliberate, often scheduled rest period, while 合間 is simply the natural gap that exists between activities.
息いき抜ぬきN1
休憩 is a formal, scheduled rest such as a work break, while 息抜き is a casual breather taken to relieve stress.
休やすみN5
休憩 is a more formal word for a short break, often used in workplace or official contexts, while 休み is the general, everyday term for a rest or pause.
ハーフタイム
ハーフタイム refers specifically to the break between the two halves of a sports match, while 休憩 is the general word for any rest or break.
ブレイクN1
休憩 is the standard, slightly formal word for taking a rest or break, while ブレイク is a casual loanword often used in workplace or gaming contexts.
手てを休やすめるN2
休憩する is a general term for taking a break of any kind, while 手を休める specifically refers to pausing hand-based work.
休やすむN5
休憩する is a more formal or businesslike way to say 'take a break' than the everyday verb 休む.
憩いこうN1
休憩する is the neutral, practical term for taking a short break (e.g. at work), whereas 憩う has a softer, more poetic feel of finding repose.
一ひと息いき入いれるN1
休憩する is a more formal or general term for taking a rest, whereas 一息入れる implies a brief, casual pause to catch one's breath.
一ひと息いきN1
休憩 is a more formal, general word for a rest or break, whereas 一息 implies a very short, informal breather.

Don't confuse with

休きゅう暇かN3
休憩 refers to a short pause during work or activity, while 休暇 refers to an extended period of leave or vacation from work.

Word family

休きゅう憩けい室しつ
break room; lounge; resting room
休きゅう憩けい所じょ
rest area; rest stop; service area
小しょう休きゅう憩けい
short break; breather
昼ひる休きゅう憩けい
lunch break
一いっ服ぷく休きゅう憩けい
tea break; coffee break; cigarette break
休きゅう憩けい時じ間かん
break time; rest period; recess

Written forms

休きゅう憩けいUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
休きゅうけいUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.

Etymology

Compound of 休 (rest) and 憩 (rest, relax). Both kanji contribute the meaning of pausing from activity.