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Kanji Detail for 憩 - "to rest, repose"

憩

  • Meaning

    憩 means "to rest, repose."

    1. Rest - To relax; to take a break.

    2. Repose - To recuperate; to refresh.

    3. Leisure - Relaxation time.

  • Words using 憩

    • 休憩 きゅうけい Listen rest; break; recess
    • 憩い いこい Listen rest; relaxation
    • 休憩所 きゅうけいじょ Listen rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway)
    • 休憩時間 きゅうけいじかん Listen rest period; intermission; break time

  • Tattoo check: 憩

    • Verified meaning: to rest, repose
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いこい, けい, やす, やすむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 憩

    Given names 憩(いこい)Listen 憩(けい)Listen

    Surnames 憩(やす)Listen 憩(やすむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    recess; rest; relax; repose

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rest, take rest

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 憩[qi4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to rest

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To rest. A short rest is 稍憩. (Book of Odes) "Where the Earl of Shao rested."

  • Onyomi

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    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    iko.i(いこ-い) いこ-い

    iko.u(いこ-う) いこ-う

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to rest repose relaxation respite break rejuvenate breather calm comfort downtime ease intermission leisure peace tranquility unwind

Sentences including 憩

  • I feel like a rest.

  • I feel like taking a rest.

  • The students are having a recess now.

  • Let's take a short break.

  • Let's have some coffee during recess.

  • Shall we take a short rest?

  • I always rest for an hour after dinner.

  • Let's take a break now.

  • Let's take a tea break.

  • Let's take a 10-minute break.

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