おやすみ・お休みoyasumi

1. nounholiday; day off; absence
   感謝祭かんしゃさいのお休やすみ、楽たのしんでね。↗

   Have a nice Thanksgiving!
2. nounsleep; rest
3. interjectiongood night
   お休やすみ、いい夢ゆめたくさん見みてね。↗

   Good night and sweet dreams.

   彼女かのじょはお母かあさんにおやすみのキスをした。↗

   She kissed her mother good night.

• Synonym休みやすみNeutralCovers rest, holidays and absence, without the honorific prefix; 「お休み」 is its politer form and also serves as 'good night'.
• SynonymホリデーCasualColloquial loanword for a holiday or short vacation, as in 「ホリデーシーズン」; 「お休み」 is the more everyday word.
• Synonym休暇きゅうかNeutralFormally granted time off, as in 「有給休暇」; 「お休み」 is the more colloquial, polite option.
• Synonym休日きゅうじつNeutralA day when work or school is off, including statutory holidays; 「お休み」 can also mean absence or sleep.
• SynonymバカンスNeutralFrench loanword for a long vacation, carrying a romantic, getaway feel.
• SynonymレストCasualColloquial loanword for resting to recover, also the musical rest in a score; 「お休み」 is more everyday.
• Synonym休憩きゅうけいNeutralA short break, as in 「休憩時間」; 「お休み」 can refer to a whole day off.
• SynonymバケーションNeutralLoanword for a long vacation taken for leisure; 「お休み」 refers to days off in general.
• Related一休みひとやすみNeutralA brief rest, just a short pause; 「お休み」 can refer to a whole day off.
• Related休息きゅうそくWrittenStopping activity to relieve fatigue; leans toward written prose, while 「お休み」 is more everyday.
• Related休養きゅうようWrittenRest taken to rebuild energy and recuperate, whether short or long; 「お休み」 is the general word for rest.
• Related暇ひまNeutralSpare time with nothing pressing to do; 「お休み」 means a day off or sleep.
• RelatedブレイクNeutralLoanword for a break, but also for a sudden rise to fame; 「お休み」 is the more everyday word.
• Related休止きゅうしWrittenA temporary suspension of activity; leans to written prose, while 「お休み」 is everyday.
• Related息抜きいきぬきNeutralA breather to refresh your mood; 「お休み」 focuses on stopping to rest.
• RelatedリラクゼーションNeutralLoanword for relaxing body and mind, used in beauty, stress relief and post-workout recovery; 「お休み」 means a day off or sleep.
• RelatedくつろぎNeutralBeing comfortably relaxed and at ease; 「お休み」 is about stopping work to rest.
• Related中休みなかやすみNeutralA break taken partway through work or an activity; 「お休み」 can mean a whole day.
• Related息休めいきやすめNeutralA moment to catch your breath; rare, with 「一休み」 the usual word.
• Antonym御目覚めFormalFormal honorific for waking up, the counterpart of bedtime 「お休み」.

Say 「お休み」 to talk politely about a holiday or an absence, or to wish someone good night. In general contexts use plain 「休み」; for formally granted leave, 「休暇」; for days when work or school is closed, 「休日」; for a short break, 「休憩」; and for going on vacation, 「バケーション」. For a quick breather, 「一休み」 or 「息抜き」 fit better.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 休日きゅうじつ・休暇きゅうか。
2. 就寝しゅうしん、寝ねること。
3. 休業きゅうぎょう、休校きゅうこう、また欠勤けっきん、欠課けっか。
4. 寝ねるときに用もちいられる挨拶あいさつ。おやすみなさいの略りゃくで、目上めうえから目下めした又または同格どうかく同士どうしで用もちいる。
5. 夜よるに別わかれるときに用もちいられる挨拶あいさつ。