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一休み
Meaning in Englisha rest
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What it means
A short rest taken during activity to refresh. A brief pause used to recover energy, often by sitting or relaxing briefly between tasks.
Main meanings
- A brief pause during work, study, or travel to regain energy
- The act of taking a short rest, often with 一休みする
- Casual suggestion or plan to pause and rest in daily life
How to use it
Used to describe taking a brief rest in daily activities, often with the verb 一休みする to indicate the act; common in conversation among colleagues, students, travelers, and family; in formal writing, alternatives like 休憩 may be used.
Variants and close terms
- ひと休み (hitoyasumi) — same meaning
- 休憩 (kyūkei) — a break; more general
- 休息 (kyūsoku) — rest or repose; more formal nuance
Composition
- 一 = one
- 休み = rest, the noun form of 休む
Etymology
From the native ひと (one) and やすみ (rest); a straightforward native compound read as hitoyasumi.
Word class
noun (名詞); can take suru-verb form as 一休みする
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