Japanese

きゅうけい
Meaning: rest; break; recess
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

休
憩

Example sentences

I took a short break after an hour of work.
午後の休憩にお茶を飲みました。
I drank tea during the afternoon break.
少し疲れたので、温かいお茶を飲んで休憩しましょう。
I'm a bit tired, so let's drink some warm tea and take a break.
目を休めるために、三十分ごとに休憩をとっている。
I take a break every thirty minutes to rest my eyes.
仕事が一段落したので、コーヒーを飲みながら休憩することにした。
Since the work has settled down, I decided to take a break while drinking coffee.
仕事の切りがいいところで休憩しよう。
Let's take a break when we reach a good stopping point in the work.
生温いコーヒーを飲んで,少し休憩した.
I drank lukewarm coffee and rested a bit.
結論は後回しにして、一先ず休憩しましょう。
Let's put off the conclusion and take a break for now.
長時間の運転は注意力が散漫になりやすいので、こまめに休憩をとるべきだ。
Driving for a long time makes it easy for one's attention to wander, so you should take frequent breaks.
休憩は適宜とってください
Please take breaks at your discretion.

Usage Notes

Refers to a short period of rest during work or an activity to recover from fatigue.

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