憩いこい

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こ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Often used in slightly formal or written contexts for a peaceful break or place of rest. Common in compounds like 憩いの場 (a place of relaxation).

〈場ば所しょ〉で憩いこいを求もとめるto seek rest/relaxation at a place
人ひと々びとは公こう園えんで憩いこいを求もとめて集あつまる。
People gather in the park seeking a moment of rest.
憩いこいの時じ間かんを過すごすto spend a time of relaxation
旅りょ行こう先さきで家か族ぞくと憩いこいの時じ間かんを過すごした。
We spent a relaxing time with family while traveling.
心こころに憩いこいを与あたえるto give one's heart a sense of peace/rest
静しずかな音おん楽がくは心こころに憩いこいを与あたえてくれる。
Quiet music brings a sense of peace to the heart.

休やすみN5
休み is the everyday word for a break or rest period, while 憩い is a more literary term emphasizing a peaceful, calming pause.
休きゅう息そくN2
休息 is a formal, often physical term for resting to recover strength, whereas 憩い leans toward emotional or mental comfort.
安やすらぎ
安らぎ focuses on inner peace or calm of mind, while 憩い centers on the act or moment of resting that brings such calm.
くつろぎ
くつろぎ is a casual word for feeling relaxed and at ease, often at home, while 憩い is more formal and literary.

憩いこいUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い makes the reading clear.
いこいUsage22%
憩いこいUsage8%
Kanji-only spelling, mostly seen in literary or compact contexts such as signs and poetry.

Derived from the verb 憩う (いこう, to rest or relax). The noun form 憩い is the continuative stem (連用形) used as a noun.