Kanji
N1 16 strokes Grade 8 freq #1731

recess, rest, relax, repose

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

rest; break
rest period; intermission
rest area; rest stop
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen)
diverticulum
short break; breather
tea (coffee, cigarette) break
diverticulitis
short break; breather
lunch break

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

rest; relaxation
to rest; to relax
place for relaxation and refreshment
to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
to take a break

Example sentences

While resting, he listens to music.

At noon they lay down in a forest to rest.

During the interval, Takashi and Harumi got a drink at the theater bar.

The students are having a recess now.