憩
憩 — Recess
recess, rest, relax, repose
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiいこい (ikoi)
Kun’yomiいこう (ikou)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 憩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休憩 | きゅうけい kyuukei | rest; break; recess |
| 休憩時間 | きゅうけいじかん kyuukeijikan | rest period; intermission; break time |
| 休憩所 | きゅうけいじょ kyuukeijo | rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway) |
| 憩い | いこい ikoi | rest; relaxation |
| 憩う | いこう ikou | to rest; to relax; to repose |
Study notes
憩 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1731 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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