休養|きゅうようkyuuyou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 休養する（きゅうようする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 休養します（きゅうようします） |
| Negative (nai) | 休養しない（きゅうようしない） |
| polite (masen) | 休養しません（きゅうようしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 休養せず・休養せぬ（きゅうようせず・きゅうようせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 休養した（きゅうようした） |
| polite (mashita) | 休養しました（きゅうようしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 休養しなかった（きゅうようしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 休養しませんでした（きゅうようしませんでした） |
| Te form | 休養して（きゅうようして） |
| Potential | 休養できる（きゅうようできる） |
| Passive | 休養される（きゅうようされる） |
| Causative | 休養させる（きゅうようさせる） |
| Causative passive | 休養させられる（きゅうようさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 休養すれば（きゅうようすれば） |
| tara | 休養したら（きゅうようしたら） |
| Volitional | 休養しよう（きゅうようしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 休養しましょう（きゅうようしましょう） |
| Imperative | 休養しろ（きゅうようしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym休息きゅうそくWrittenWritten and formal word for stopping to relieve fatigue; 「休養」 specifically means taking time off work to fully restore your energy.
- Synonym休みやすみNeutralThe everyday word for rest, days off or being absent; 「休養」 is narrower, about recuperating to restore body and mind.
- Synonym静養せいようNeutralQuiet convalescence when ill, injured or exhausted, with stress on staying still; 「休養」 is broader and also covers athletes taking time to recover.
- Synonym休めるやすめるNeutralTransitive verb for letting your body or a part of it rest, as in 「目を休める」; 「休養」 is a noun.
- Synonym憩いいこいNeutralNoun for rest and relaxation, often in 「憩いの場」, with a warm, comforting nuance.
- Synonym養生ようじょうNeutralRecuperating and caring for your health; also used for the curing of concrete on construction sites; 「休養」 is about resting from work.
- Related休憩きゅうけいNeutralA short break between work or study, as in 「休憩時間」; unlike 「休養」, it does not carry the nuance of stopping work to rebuild your energy.
- Related一休みひとやすみNeutralA brief pause to catch your breath; 「休養」 means deliberately stopping work for a period to restore your energy.
- RelatedおやすみNeutralPolite word for a day off or for sleep, also the greeting 'good night'; 「休養」 is about recuperating body and mind.
- Related憩ういこうWrittenWritten word for resting or relaxing somewhere comfortable, with a leisurely feel.
- Related休むやすむNeutralThe everyday verb covering resting, taking time off and sleeping; 「休養」 is the more formal noun for recuperation.
- RelatedリラックスNeutralColloquial loanword for relaxing and unwinding; 「休養」 means stopping work so body and mind can recover.
- Related息抜きいきぬきNeutralA change of pace to freshen up, a quick breather; 「休養」 means stopping work altogether to recuperate.
- RelatedリラクゼーションNeutralLoanword for unwinding body and mind, common in beauty and massage contexts; 「休養」 means taking a break from work to recover.
- RelatedくつろぎNeutralThe state of feeling at ease and unwinding, as in 「寛ぎの時間」; 「休養」 is about restoring body and mind.
- Related中休みなかやすみNeutralA break taken midway through work or a game; 「休養」 is stopping work for the specific purpose of recuperating.
- Related安らうやすらうWrittenWritten, somewhat old-fashioned verb for resting with an easy mind; in daily speech say 「休む」.
- Related息休めいきやすめNeutralA momentary breather; rare, and 「息抜き」 is the usual word for it.
- Related骨休めほねやすめNeutralTreating yourself to relaxation after a busy spell, like a hot-spring trip; 「休養」 is about recuperating body and mind.
- Related息つくいきつくNeutralTo catch your breath or pause briefly, stressing relief from tension; 「休養」 is deliberate time off to recuperate.
- Antonym労働ろうどうNeutralAntonym: labor, whether physical or mental, the very work that 「休養」 means stepping away from in order to recover.
- Antonym活動かつどうNeutralAntonym: activity and being on the move, the opposite of quietly recuperating with 「休養」.
Use 「休養」 for taking time off work to restore body and mind. For a short break say 「休憩」 or 「一休み」; for quiet convalescence 「静養」; for a change of pace 「息抜き」; in everyday speech the verb 「休む」 covers most cases. 「リラックス」 and 「リラクゼーション」 are for unwinding, 「骨休め」 for treating yourself after a busy spell.
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