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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 1 - 休

Kanji character Grade 1 休. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 休
 
About
rest, day off, retire, sleep
Kun: やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
On: キュウ
6 strokes
Radical: man, human 人 (亻)
Parts: 化 木
 
Onyomi
休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
休暇 【キュウカ】 holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)
帰休 【キキュウ】 leave, furlough, temporary layoff
定休 【テイキュウ】 regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day
 
Kunyomi
休む 【やすむ】 to be absent, to take a day off, to rest, to have a break, to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire, to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business
休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
休める 【やすめる】 to rest, to suspend, to give relief