Japanese word

休める

Pronunciation

Romajiyasumeru

Meaning

  • verblet ___ rest

Example

本を読んだ後で目を休めます。hon o yo n da ato de me o yasu me ma su

I let my eyes rest after reading.

Illustration for 休める (let ___ rest)

More examples

長時間歩いたので、ベンチで足を休めました。chō ji kan aru i ta no de be n chi de ashi o yasu me ma shi ta

I rested my legs on a bench because I had been walking for a long time.

Core concept

Describes stopping activity or use for a while so a person, body part, or thing can recover from strain.

Common phrases

  • 目を休めるme o yasu me ru

    rest one's eyes

  • 体を休めるkarada o yasu me ru

    rest one's body

  • 手を休めるte o yasu me ru

    stop working

  • 足を休めるashi o yasu me ru

    rest one's legs

Similar words

休ませるyasumaseru: To have someone or something stop activity or use for a while so it can recover from strain.
止めるtomeru: To bring a person, machine, or activity to a stop.

Definition in Japanese

人や体の一部を休む状態にし、疲れや負担を軽くする。また、物の働きや使用を一時的に止める。hito ya karada no ichi bu o yasu mu jō tai ni shi tsuka re ya fu tan o karu ku su ru ma ta mono no hatara ki ya shi yō o ichi ji teki ni to me ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 休める (yasumeru, "to let rest") is the transitive counterpart of 休む (yasumu, "to rest"), expressing that a person, body part, or thing is allowed or made to stop activity.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 休める (yasumeru) can take a body part or a machine as its object, so the same verb covers giving tired eyes a break and pausing equipment.

Other meanings

  • relieveverb
  • suspendverb

Opposites

  • 働かせるhatarakaserumake ___ workverb

Related words

  • 休め方yasumekataway of letting ___ restnoun

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