休む
やすむ
Romaji: yasumu
Word 408 of 1000 in N5
Meaning
to be absent; to take a day off / to rest; to have a break / to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire / to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
Example sentence
今日は学校を休みました。
きょうはがっこうをやすみました。
I was absent from school today.