やす
Meanings
Noun
1. 休むこと。
2. 仕事や勉強などをやらない時間、日、期間。
3. 欠勤や欠席をすること。
4. 寝ること。
5. 斎宮の忌み言葉で病気。
6. 蚕が、脱皮の準備期間に桑の葉を食べずに、活動停止している状態。
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Pitch accent
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① 夏の間、長期にわたって学校や会社などが授業や仕事を休むこと。また、その休み。日本では、小中学校では1ヶ月程度、大学では2ヶ月程度、企業では1週間程度とることが多い。
① 昼食のための休憩の時間。
① 休日・休暇の丁寧語② 就寝、寝ることの尊敬語又は丁寧語
Examples (47 in total)
The break is over.
We had the afternoon off.
Too much rest is rust.
She is impatient for her holidays.
Where are you going for your next vacation?
Tomorrow is my day off.
It seems that the store is closed today.
Do you mind if I take a day off?
We take a rest at noon.
School has closed for the Christmas holidays.
He took a day off.
I took a day off last week.
I had a headache, and I took the day off today.
Tom doesn't get much time off.
The coffee break is an American institution.
Does Tom have Mondays off?
What are you planning to do for the New Year vacation?
I'd recommend taking a break.
I came here for a vacation.
In the holidays, I spent days doing nothing.
The school's closure was due to the snow.
For the holidays, I'm going to Tokyo for a week.
You should rest after exercise.
Would it be OK if I took a vacation next week?
He has gone to Hawaii on vacation.
I took a day off yesterday and went on a picnic.
But he likes the long school holidays.
"Did you work yesterday?" "I wish yesterday had been a holiday."
Where do you wish you could go for a holiday?
As yet we have not made any plans for the holidays.
What would you do if you had half a year off?
The sun was shining and it was warm, so I took the day off.
All the schools are closed on that holiday.
I took today off in exchange for working on Sunday.
She had the whole summer off that year.
I always hang out with friends on Fridays, since I have the next day off.
Most shops near the school are closed on Saturdays now.
We decided on a trip to Singapore for our vacation.
It goes without saying that if you're tired, you should take a break.
We were ignorant that the store was closed on Thursdays.
Can I take a day off?
I'm taking a couple of days off.
I'm going to take two days off next week.
The boss gave us all a day off.
The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday.
I had no school today, so I spent the whole day at home watching TV.
The average nurse is entitled to three weeks' holiday a year.