Keyword
rest
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig1038
Readings
やす
(68%)
Composed of
thin person
tree
Mnemonic

A really thin person is not going to be very strong physically, so when covering long distances he'll have to rest quite frequenty. And what's the best place to rest when you're out in the nature? Well, it's by a nearby tree! Not only it shields you from the bad weather, but you can also lean on it to recover strength.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
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rockfish
Used in vocabulary (242 in total)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rest; break; recess; intermission
Examples (200 in total)
You were absent from school yesterday.
Let's rest here.
I think you ought to rest a while.